Mini ownership costs & problem years

Mini models ranked by owner data

12 Mini nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 2,404 owner complaints and 27 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the Cooper Paceman at 89/100; the weakest is the Cooper S at 78/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
Cooper Paceman89BUY3201420151240
Cooper88BUY6201420135414
Cooper Countryman87BUY6201120123390
Cooper S Countryman All487BUY6201120133200
Cooper S Paceman87BUY3201620151240
JCW Countryman All487BUY3201420131121
Cooper Clubman86BUY320142012523
Cooper S Countryman86BUY6201120133203
Cooper S Paceman All485BUY220162015780
Countryman S All483BUY12025202514
Cooper S Clubman82BUY620132014976
Cooper S78BUY4201120142966

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Mini model we hold data for

Mini Clubman1 model years indexedMini Cooper15 model years indexedMini Cooper 3-doors2 model years indexedMini Cooper 5-doors1 model years indexedMini Cooper Clubman7 model years indexedMini Cooper Clubman All43 model years indexedMini Cooper Clubvan2 model years indexedMini Cooper Countryman14 model years indexedMini Cooper Countryman All48 model years indexedMini Cooper Hardtop 2 door10 model years indexedMini Cooper Hardtop 4 door10 model years indexedMini Cooper Paceman3 model years indexedMini Cooper S15 model years indexedMini Cooper S 3-doors2 model years indexedMini Cooper S 5-doors1 model years indexedMini Cooper S Clubman13 model years indexedMini Cooper S Clubman All48 model years indexedMini Cooper S Countryman14 model years indexedMini Cooper S Countryman All414 model years indexedMini Cooper S Hardtop 2 door10 model years indexedMini Cooper S Hardtop 4 door10 model years indexedMini Cooper S Paceman3 model years indexedMini Cooper S Paceman All43 model years indexedMini Cooper SE Countryman All46 model years indexedMini Cooper SE Hardtop 2 door5 model years indexedMini Countryman S All41 model years indexedMini JCW1 model years indexedMini JCW Countryman All412 model years indexedMini JCW Hardtop 2 Door1 model years indexedMini JCW Paceman All43 model years indexedMini John Cooper Works13 model years indexedMini John Cooper Works Clubman4 model years indexedMini John Cooper Works GP1 model years indexedMini John Cooper Works GP-21 model years indexedMini John Cooper Works Hardtop7 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04