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Mini Cooper S

Every Mini Cooper S model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years497 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2026
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,243Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 18, 37% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

051015202015182016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Mini Cooper S complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
13
Electrical system
8
Brakes
7
Lighting
6
Steering
4
Airbags
3
Powertrain
3
Speed control
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Fuel system
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mini Cooper S model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mini Cooper S by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone008
2025Hatchback40.0803012
2024Convertible10.01000014
2023Not decoded0NoneNone003
2022Hatchback10.0110018
2021Not decoded0NoneNone2036
2020Hatchback520.0632068
2019Hatchback50.03910144
2017Hatchback616.73530226
2016Hatchback933.37230338
2015Hatchback1811.110641376
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mini Cooper S

  • 26V-422 Jul 1, 2026
    Integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability…
    Stability and traction control · 428 vehicles
  • 24V-697 Sep 18, 2024
    Welds in the servomotor of the integrated brake control module may break, causing a loss of power brake assist and rear brake function
    Stability and traction control · 309 vehicles
  • 24V-104 Feb 12, 2024
    Integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability…
    Stability and traction control · 267k vehicles
  • 21V-554 Jul 21, 2021
    Passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts
    Seat belts · 22k vehicles
  • 20V-283 May 20, 2020
    Due to a problem with the rollover sensor within the air bag control unit, in the event of a rollover crash, the head air bag, seat belt…
    Airbags · 76 vehicles
  • 19V-634 Aug 28, 2019
    Rear side trim panels may have been assembled without a crash pad
    Structure · 683 vehicles
  • 18V-465 Jul 11, 2018
    Crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring,…
    Engine and cooling · 5,309 vehicles
  • 17V-222 Mar 31, 2017
    When the affected vehicles are braking and the turn signals are on, the inner, bumper-mounted, brake light will go out
    Lighting · 17k vehicles
  • 16V-914 Dec 20, 2016
    Affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 3,506 vehicles
  • 16V-747 Oct 17, 2016
    Vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed
    Seat belts · 15k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.