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Mini electrical problems

Owners have filed 683 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Mini vehicles — 11% of everything reported about the brand, across 17 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mini Cooper, worst in 2011.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

683

Complaints

11%

Share of all Mini complaints

13

Crashes

112

Fires

Which Mini models have the most electrical problems

Cooper 312 45.7%

Worst in 2011

Cooper S 174 25.5%

Worst in 2005

Cooper Clubman 44 6.4%

Worst in 2010

Cooper Countryman 33 4.8%

Worst in 2012

Countryman 27 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Worst Mini model years for electrical problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2011 Mini Cooper 37 28% 90,000 D
2005 Mini Cooper 30 7% 65,000 C
2010 Mini Cooper 29 20% 63,457 F
2012 Mini Cooper 28 29% 58,749 F
2003 Mini Cooper 26 7% 74,100 F
2007 Mini Cooper 26 16% 116,000 F
2009 Mini Cooper 25 13% 70,000 F
2005 Mini Cooper S 24 6% 65,000 F
2006 Mini Cooper S 23 9% 69,000 F
2004 Mini Cooper S 19 7% 79,330 C
2013 Mini Cooper 19 26% 37,000 C
2010 Mini Cooper Clubman 16 34% 65,029 F
2011 Mini Cooper S 16 35% 60,000 F
2004 Mini Cooper 15 5% 65,000 F
2003 Mini Cooper S 14 5% 71,500 F
2012 Mini Cooper Countryman 14 17% 53,016 F
2002 Mini Cooper 13 6% 60,500 D
2007 Mini Cooper S 13 4% 71,270 F
2009 Mini Cooper S 13 9% 55,000 B
2012 Mini Cooper S 13 43% 116,000 F

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