Worst years for a Mini Cooper S
Owners have filed 2,181 complaints about the Mini Cooper S with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2025. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Every Mini Cooper S 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2024 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1,400 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | B | 20 | 0 | 2 | 42,621 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | B | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | B | 32 | 1 | 0 | 55,290 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | A | 30 | 0 | 2 | 78,000 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | C | 46 | 0 | 9 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | B | 78 | 1 | 7 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | C | 151 | 3 | 5 | 53,164 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 197 | 1 | 12 | 53,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | D | 300 | 2 | 20 | 52,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | D | 243 | 8 | 16 | 56,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 383 | 8 | 31 | 66,000 | Steering |
| 2004 | D | 279 | 7 | 8 | 74,271 | Steering |
| 2003 | F | 258 | 16 | 28 | 70,000 | Steering |
| 2002 | C | 105 | 4 | 10 | 78,000 | Steering |
What breaks on a Mini Cooper S
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2003
Exactly what failed on a Mini Cooper S
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mini Cooper S, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mini Cooper S problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mini Cooper S
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.