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Mini transmission problems

Owners have filed 487 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Mini vehicles — 8% of everything reported about the brand, across 17 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mini Cooper, worst in 2003.

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.

487

Complaints

8%

Share of all Mini complaints

6

Crashes

4

Fires

Which Mini models have the most transmission problems

Cooper 284 58.3%

Worst in 2003

Cooper S 114 23.4%

Worst in 2007

Worst Mini model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Mini Cooper 90 23% 70,000 C
2002 Mini Cooper 45 20% 60,000 C
2004 Mini Cooper 27 8% 62,000 B
2007 Mini Cooper S 26 9% 35,464 B
2005 Mini Cooper 25 6% 58,968 A
2006 Mini Cooper S 22 9% 63,741 C
2006 Mini Cooper 20 8% 72,500 B
2009 Mini Cooper S 16 11% 54,560 A
2005 Mini Cooper S 13 3% 76,525 A
2008 Mini Cooper 12 8% 50,500 B
2009 Mini Cooper S Clubman 11 17% 51,000 B
2015 Mini Cooper 10 13% 25,000 C

Other Mini problems

Transmission problems on other brands