FaultScore

Worst years for a Mini Cooper Clubman

Owners have filed 172 complaints about the Mini Cooper Clubman with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2014. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2010 Mini Cooper Clubman

47 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2011 Mini Cooper Clubman

27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mini Cooper 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
2014 1 0 0 Electrical System
2013 3 0 0 Electrical System
2011 B 27 0 1 46,317 Electrical System
2010 C 47 0 6 75,000 Electrical System
2009 C 56 0 1 69,000 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 38 0 4 79,226 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mini Cooper Clubman

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

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 36 20.9%

Worst in 2009

Airbags 36 20.9%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.7%

Worst in 2010

Seats 8 4.7%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 4.1%

Worst in 2009

Lights 7 4.1%

Worst in 2010

Other & Unspecified 7 4.1%

Worst in 2009

Steering 5 2.9%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 4 2.3%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 3 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Seat Belts 3 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.2%

Worst in 2008

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 1.2%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2010 peak 6 Feb 2026

Compare the Mini Cooper Clubman

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