Mini Cooper S
Owners filed 1,780 complaints across 22 model years of the Mini Cooper S. The 2005 drew the most (314); the 2024 the fewest (1).
Model years22
Complaints1,780
Recalls51
Fires101
Deaths2
Every Mini Cooper S model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Routine | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2013 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 31 | 3 | 5 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 119 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2008 | 168 | 4 | 10 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 249 | 4 | 14 | 2 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2006 | 186 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 314 | 2 | 17 | 6 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 247 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2003 | 217 | 2 | 21 | 11 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Steering | Routine |
Which Mini Cooper S years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 314 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.