FaultScore

Worst years for a Mini Clubman

Owners have filed 104 complaints about the Mini Clubman with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2024. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2016 Mini Clubman

26 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2012 Mini Clubman

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mini Clubman year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2024 1 0 1 Brakes
2022 3 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2019 7 3 0 Airbags
2018 1 0 0 Lights
2017 C 24 2 1 55,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 C 26 2 0 41,500 Engine & Cooling
2015 1 1 0 Brakes
2014 6 0 0 Electrical System
2013 B 19 0 0 77,000 Electrical System
2012 A 16 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mini Clubman

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 22 21.2%

Worst in 2013

Lights 15 14.4%

Worst in 2017

Engine & Cooling 13 12.5%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 13 12.5%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 12 11.5%

Worst in 2013

Airbags 9 8.7%

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 7.7%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 4 3.8%

Worst in 2012

Tires 2 1.9%

Worst in 2016

Steering 1 1.0%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 1 1.0%

Worst in 2016

Suspension 1 1.0%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.0%

Worst in 2017

Seat Belts 1 1.0%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mini Clubman, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2014 peak 4 Jun 2026

Compare the Mini Clubman

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.