NHTSA lists 28 complaints for the 2016 Mini Cooper, 2 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 3 complaints mention an injury, with 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MINI COOPER.
At a glance
Complaints
28
With crash
2
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
3
Injuries
4
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
6,073
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
85
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE
10
35.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
28.6%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
8
28.6%
POWER TRAIN
6
21.4%
AIR BAGS
2
7.1%
EQUIPMENT
1
3.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
3.6%
SEAT BELTS
1
3.6%
SEATS
1
3.6%
SERVICE BRAKES
1
3.6%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
STRUCTURE
BODY
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper two-door vehicles, 2015-2016 MINI John Cooper Works and MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper four-door vehicles and 2014-2015 BMW i3 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requ (excerpt)
Consequence: In the event of a vehicle crash, an air bag that does not deploy properly increases the risk of injury to the front seat passenger. (excerpt)
Remedy: MINI and BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 and BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
85 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34
EQUIPMENT
30
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
15
STRUCTURE
11
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
10
POWER TRAIN
9
ENGINE
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
11021120
Date: 2025-07-30. Type: Warranty Program/Extension. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
The automatic transmission limited warranty for the vehicle Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to 10 years/120,000 miles, as determined by the vehiclea s original in-service date, when a gearshift lug repair kit installation procedur
11009007
Date: 2024-10-07. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.
Date: 2024-08-12. Type: Warranty Program/Extension. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
For the eligible vehicles listed above, the limited warranty for the vehiclea s Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to: 10 years/120,000 miles as determined by the vehiclea s original in-service date, When a gearshift lug repair kit
11005248
Date: 2024-07-09. Type: Warranty Program/Extension. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
For this vehicle, the automatic transmission limited warranty for the vehicle Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to 10 years/120,000 miles, as determined by the vehiclea s original in-service date, when a gearshift lug repair kit ins
10245428
Date: 2023-11-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
Cavity protection applied to underside of the hood is leaking out onto the wheel arch trim and grille.
10244507
Date: 2023-10-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
MINI electrical systems have continued to develop over the past few years. As a result, the demand on the batteries has increased. Breakdowns due to an empty battery or problems in the vehicles electrical system can have various causes, most of which are not due to the battery itself. For this rea
10242534
Date: 2023-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: COMMUNICATION.
?BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop: REPLACE CHARGE AIR LINE.
10242535
Date: 2023-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
?The panoramic roof sunblind does not close, or jams while closing.
The buttons on the gear selector switch (GWS) do not work, or the function indicator lighting has failed.
10234353
Date: 2023-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
The 3G network in the US has been shut down. This means that only the 4G network will be available. In the 4G network, voice calls will be transferred via Voice over LTE (VoLTE) function. For this purpose, the SIM card must perform an IMS registration in the mobile communication network. Due to a pr
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.