FaultScore

Worst years for a Mini Cooper Countryman

Owners have filed 165 complaints about the Mini Cooper Countryman with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2013. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2012 Mini Cooper Countryman

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

Cleanest on record

2013 Mini Cooper Countryman

38 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mini Cooper Countryman 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
2013 C 38 0 2 31,200 Electrical System
2012 F 81 5 13 42,581 Engine & Cooling
2011 C 46 1 3 20,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mini Cooper Countryman

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

Engine & Cooling 39 23.6%

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2012

Airbags 13 7.9%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 6.7%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 10 6.1%

Worst in 2012

Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.8%

Worst in 2012

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.8%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 8 4.8%

Worst in 2012

Lights 6 3.6%

Worst in 2012

Steering 5 3.0%

Worst in 2011

Body & Structure 4 2.4%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 3 1.8%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.8%

Worst in 2011

Tires 3 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

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

Oct 2011 peak 6 Jun 2026

Compare the Mini Cooper Countryman

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