2026 Mini Cooper Convertible

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor25V616000

Filed Sep 17, 20251,571 vehiclesBmw Of North America, Llc

Defect. BMW 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.

Risk. A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy. Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Wheels

Filed Jul 14, 2026TN

I purchased a 2026 Mini Cooper S Convertible in October of 2025. In the following 8 months I replaced 4 tires. Two due to blow-outs from potholes, a third went flat the morning after hitting a bump leaving a parking space due. The 4 incident was related to a bubble which formed on the sidewall of the tire. As the vehicle has no spar tire, three of the indicants required being towed to the dealership or the tire store. After nine months I replaced the vehicle. This vehicle is nether safe nor dependable.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2026 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
2025	1	1	0	Routine
2022	1	0	0	Routine
2016	13	3	0	Routine
2009	18	1	0	Routine
2008	9	1	1	Routine
2007	7	2	1	Routine
2006	27	1	0	Routine
2005	96	1	5	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, 2025. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.