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Worst years for a Mini Cooper Convertible

Owners have filed 216 complaints about the Mini Cooper Convertible with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Mini Cooper Convertible

115 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2006 Mini Cooper Convertible

38 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mini Cooper Convertible 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
2026 — 1 0 0 — Wheels
2025 — 3 0 0 — Electrical System
2016 B 15 0 0 3,425 Lights
2009 B 27 0 0 34,356 Engine & Cooling
2008 B 10 0 1 50,000 Airbags
2007 — 7 0 1 72,000 Airbags
2006 B 38 0 0 65,000 Airbags
2005 D 115 3 7 68,274 Steering

What breaks on a Mini Cooper Convertible

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

Steering 92 42.6%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 36 16.7%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 18 8.3%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 14 6.5%

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 6.5%

Worst in 2005

Seats 10 4.6%

Worst in 2006

Lights 6 2.8%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 5 2.3%

Worst in 2016

Doors, Latches & Locks 4 1.9%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 3 1.4%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 3 1.4%

Worst in 2005

Seat Belts 3 1.4%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 2 0.9%

Worst in 2005

Fuel & Propulsion 2 0.9%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2009 peak 8 Jul 2026

Compare the Mini Cooper Convertible

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

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