47 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Complaints per year on the road: 3.62
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
Thermostat sensor malfunction. Mini coopers all around world had issues with the first generation thermostats and sensors, they created an entirely new system for all new minis with a new thermostat house and different sensor type. Yet they did not recall all the other minis when they don’t even sell the old thermostat anymore. So the new house and sensor won’t fit on the first gen models. This is a worldwide issue w…
Passenger occupancy sensor malfunctions all the time and there are hundreds of claims regarding this issue but was never addressed by the manufacturer The same issue prompted a recall in older models but has not been corrected in newer ones
As per NHTSA there was a recall the replace OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT but I never received recall notice and just passed 10 years with 40K millage and started getting air bag light, dealer is not replacing it under warranty, if they was a recall they should have replaced my seat earlier so that I would not have this issue today. is there a way to extend warranty to longer time or recall all the cars and replace them so …
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EPA combined 30 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $2,550
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The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Electrical System (19 complaints in our indexed sample).
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 94/100, computed from 47 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
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Last updated: 2026-08-20.