2025 Mini Countryman S All4: True Cost, Problems & Verdict

1 NHTSA owner complaints · 4 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.

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Owner complaints: 1 filed with NHTSA

Complaints per year on the road: 1.0

Service Brakes1Hydraulic1Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1

What owners say

Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.

The contact owns a 2025 Mini Countryman S All4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V104000 (Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of …

Recalls: 4 campaigns (2 severe)

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CampaignComponentSummary
26V422000Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Power Assist:Electric:Control ModuleBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 Mini Cooper S, Mini Countryman S All4, X2, 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, 2023-2025 i7, 7 Series, X7, 2024-2025 i5, 5 Series, 2023-2024 XM, X1, 2024-2025 X6, and X5 vehicles. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and…
25V616000Seat Belts:Front:RetractorBMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
24V697000Electronic Stability Control (Esc):Control ModuleBMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 X1, 2024-2025 X5, 2025 X6, 2023-2025 X7, 740i, 760i, 2024 XM, 530i, 540i, i7, 750e, X2, 2024-2025 i5, 2024 Rolls Royce Spectre, 2025 MINI Countryman S ALL4, JCW Countryman ALL4, and 2025 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, Cooper S) vehicles. Please refer to the recall report for the complete list of models.
24V711000Structure:BodyBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 228i, 228i xDrive, and 2025 MINI Countryman S ALL4 vehicles. The bolts that connect the front body structure to the vehicle chassis may not have been tightened properly.

What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes

Class-level estimates, priced as a mid-size car of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.

Typical price today $24,900–$35,800 used market, 2026
You lose to depreciation $2,110/year $10,500 over five years
Price when new (2025)$33,300
Worth in five years$19,800
Depreciation, five years$10,500
Insurance, five years$8,300–$11,700
Fuel and maintenance, five years$18,395
Five-year cost of owning it$38,895
Per mile driven, at 12,000 miles a year$0.65

What it costs to run

EPA combined 27 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $2,850

Fuel (your region)$2,850
Maintenance band (your region) $367–$731
Estimated running cost this year (age 1) $3,399
Range across the maintenance band $3,217–$3,581
Next five years, running cost $18,395

Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.

02468101214$6,171vehicle age (years)
fuel/energy + maintenance band, annual — US dollars, estimate

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What this car's problems cost to fix

Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.

  • Service Brakes1 complaints · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles (3.0 h labour + parts)$580–$1,140
  • Hydraulic1 complaints · typical job: Brake master cylinder or ABS module replacement (3.5 h labour + parts)$680–$1,520
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1 complaints · typical job: Yaw sensor or ESC module replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$660–$1,560

FAQ

What is the most common problem with the 2025 Mini Countryman S All4?

The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Service Brakes (1 complaints in our indexed sample).

Is the 2025 Mini Countryman S All4 a good used car to buy?

Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 83/100, computed from 1 NHTSA complaints and 4 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.

How much does it cost to fix the 2025 Mini Countryman S All4's most common problem?

1 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2025 Mini Countryman S All4 sit in the Service Brakes group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles: about 3.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $580–$1,140 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.

What does a 2025 Mini Countryman S All4 cost to run per year?

About $3,679 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $18,395 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.

Does the 2025 Mini Countryman S All4 have recalls?

Yes — NHTSA lists 4 recall campaign(s) for the 2025 Mini Countryman S All4, 2 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 01/07/2026. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.

What will a 2025 Mini Countryman S All4 really cost YOU per year?

Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.

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Data sources

Complaints & recalls: NHTSA · Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov · Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements. Last updated: 2026-10-04.

83RELIABILITY / 100
BUY

Thin evidence — 1 complaints, 4 recalls on record

Typical price today$24,900–$35,800used market estimate · the full money picture
Running cost, next 5 years$18,395fuel/energy + maintenance band midpoint · estimate
  • 1 NHTSA complaints on record (1.0/yr of exposure) — in line with a typical year of this model (1.0/yr)
  • 4 recall campaigns, 2 touching safety-critical systems
  • Thin complaint record — this score is held close to the model's own average rather than read as evidence of quality

How this score is computed →