FaultScore

Worst years for a Mini Cooper S Clubman

Owners have filed 120 complaints about the Mini Cooper S Clubman with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2020. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2009 Mini Cooper S Clubman

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

Cleanest on record

2010 Mini Cooper S Clubman

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mini Cooper S 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
2020 1 0 0 Doors, Latches & Locks
2012 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2011 C 23 5 3 54,000 Electrical System
2010 A 17 0 0 51,406 Engine & Cooling
2009 D 64 0 3 46,504 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 13 0 4 53,225 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mini Cooper S Clubman

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

Engine & Cooling 48 40.0%

Worst in 2009

Electrical System 21 17.5%

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 11.7%

Worst in 2009

Airbags 13 10.8%

Worst in 2009

Other & Unspecified 4 3.3%

Worst in 2010

Body & Structure 3 2.5%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.5%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 2 1.7%

Worst in 2009

Seats 2 1.7%

Worst in 2011

Stability & Traction Control 2 1.7%

Worst in 2011

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Steering 1 0.8%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 0.8%

Worst in 2011

Lights 1 0.8%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

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

Nov 2009 peak 6 Mar 2026

Compare the Mini Cooper S Clubman

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