2002 MINI COOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-21 185 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (58 complaints · 31.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 8
  • Injuries 8
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STEERING appears in 58 of 185 owner complaints (31.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 58 complaints, 31.4% of reports STEERING 58 · 31.4% · 4 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 37 complaints, 20.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 37 · 20.0% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 28 complaints, 15.1% of reports VISIBILITY 28 · 15.1% AIR BAGS: 23 complaints, 12.4% of reports AIR BAGS 23 · 12.4% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 9 complaints, 4.9% of reports ENGINE 9 · 4.9% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 4.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 4.3% · 2 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 3 complaints, 1.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 3 · 1.6% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 3 complaints, 1.6% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 · 1.6% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 0.5% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 0.5% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 83 complaints, 44.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 83 · 44.9% · 2 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STEERING 58 31.4% 0 crashes · 4 fires
POWER TRAIN 37 20.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 28 15.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 23 12.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 9 4.9% 1 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 4.3% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 3 1.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 1.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 83 44.9% 2 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2002. 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q2: 17 owner reports 17 2003-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2007-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2012-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Jul 2002 Jan 2025 Investigation DP05006 ● Investigation DP05006 Investigation PE05053 ● Investigation PE05053 Investigation PE07022 ● Investigation PE07022 Investigation EA07011 ● Investigation EA07011 Investigation EA11005 ● Investigation EA11005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 5
2003-Q2 Owner reports 17
2003-Q3 Owner reports 12
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 7
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 4
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 4
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 7
2007-Q4 Owner reports 6
2008-Q1 Owner reports 6
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 7
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 3
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 3
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 5
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 7
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 4
2012-Q1 Owner reports 8
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 6
2012-Q4 Owner reports 3
2013-Q1 Owner reports 3
2013-Q2 Owner reports 4
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 3
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 2
Defect investigation 1 DP05006
Defect investigation 1 PE05053
Defect investigation 1 PE07022
Defect investigation 1 EA07011
Defect investigation 1 EA11005

Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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