47 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Electrical System · verdict BUY 94/100
“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”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Mini Cooper Convertible owner
“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”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Mini Cooper Convertible owner
“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 ”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Mini Cooper Convertible owner
On the federal record it scores 94/100: 47 owner complaints (3.62 per year on the road) and 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Electrical System, with 19 of 47 categorised reports.
The 2013 Mini Cooper Convertible scored 94/100 on the federal record.