2018 Mini Clubman

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › brake lights. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches17E051000

Filed Sep 17, 2017166 vehiclesCurt Manufacturing Llc

Defect. Curt Manufacturing LLC (Curt) is recalling certain Class 1 trailer hitches, part number 11451, sold for installation on 2016-2018 Mini Cooper Clubman and Countryman vehicles. The vehicles may have inadequate structure points for the trailer hitch mounting, causing the hitch to sag under to certain loads and possibly separate from the vehicle.

Risk. If the trailer hitch sags or separates from the vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy. Curt will notify owners, and dealers will provide a replacement hitch, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2017. Owners may contact Curt customer service at 1-800-798-0813.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights

Filed Aug 5, 202136,000 milesTX

The contact owns a 2018 Mini Cooper Clubman. The contact stated that the driver's side brake light was inoperable. The contact attempted to change bulbs and noticed the housing was melted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer four hours away and was informed that the brake lights were working as designed. The vehicle was not repaired as no diagnostic codes were found. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the failure would continue to occur. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the local dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2024	1	0	1	Routine
2022	2	0	0	Routine
2019	6	1	0	Routine
2018 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
2017	23	3	1	Routine
2016	18	2	0	Routine
2015	1	0	0	Routine
2014	5	0	0	Routine
2013	13	0	0	Routine
2012	10	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 17, 2017. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.