Mini Problems, Complaints & Recalls

Owners have filed 4,914 complaints about Mini vehicles with NHTSA, and the brand has issued 45 recalls since 1995. Choose a model to see its problems by year and the years to avoid.

Current Mini models

Cooper2001–2025 · 2,421 complaintsAvoid: 2005, 2004, 2003Countryman2014–2025 · 99 complaintsAvoid: 2025Cooper S2002–2025 · 1,918 complaintsAvoid: 2005, 2007, 2004Countryman S ALL42025–2026 · 2 complaintsNo years flagged

Older and discontinued models

Clubman2012–2019 · 75 complaintsAvoid: 2017, 2016Cooper Clubman2008–2011 · 112 complaintsAvoid: 2009, 2008Cooper Countryman2011–2013 · 107 complaintsAvoid: 2012Cooper S Clubman2008–2011 · 88 complaintsAvoid: 2009Cooper S Countryman2011–2012 · 43 complaintsNo years flaggedCooper Clubman S2008 · 34 complaintsNo years flaggedJCW2007–2012 · 11 complaintsNo years flaggedJCW Clubman2009 · 4 complaintsNo years flaggedJohn Cooper Works2015 · 0 complaintsNo years flagged

Mini model years to avoid

Latest Mini recalls

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Frequently asked questions

Which Mini model years should you avoid?

By owner complaints compared at the same age, the worst Mini model years include the 2005 Cooper, the 2005 Cooper S, the 2007 Cooper S, the 2004 Cooper S and the 2004 Cooper.

How many Mini recalls are there?

NHTSA lists 45 recalls for Mini vehicles from 1995 onward, the latest on July 1, 2026. See the latest Mini recalls.

What Mini model gets the most complaints?

In the last ten model years, the Cooper has drawn the most complaints (126) — partly because it is one of the brand's best sellers. Compare years on the Mini Cooper page.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.