2004 MINI COOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-21 280 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (221 complaints · 78.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 5
  • Fires 9
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 1
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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 221 of 280 owner complaints (78.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 221 complaints, 78.9% of reports STEERING 221 · 78.9% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 23 complaints, 8.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 23 · 8.2% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 3.6% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 · 3.6% · 5 fire reports ENGINE: 6 complaints, 2.1% of reports ENGINE 6 · 2.1% · 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 6 complaints, 2.1% of reports VISIBILITY 6 · 2.1% SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 1.1% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 1.1% STRUCTURE: 2 complaints, 0.7% of reports STRUCTURE 2 · 0.7% WHEELS: 2 complaints, 0.7% of reports WHEELS 2 · 0.7% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 0.4% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 0.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 43 complaints, 15.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 43 · 15.4% · 2 crash reports 2 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 221 78.9% 3 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 23 8.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 3.6% 0 crashes · 5 fires
ENGINE 6 2.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 6 2.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 1.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 2 0.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 2 0.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 43 15.4% 2 crashes · 2 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 2004. 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2010-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2010-Q4: 28 owner reports 28 2011-Q1: 22 owner reports 22 2011-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2011-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2011-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2012-Q1: 24 owner reports 24 2012-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2012-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2012-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2013-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2013-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2013-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2004 Apr 2025 Investigation PE10038 ● Investigation PE10038 Investigation EA11005 ● Investigation EA11005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 4
2008-Q3 Owner reports 5
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 4
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 8
2010-Q2 Owner reports 5
2010-Q3 Owner reports 15
2010-Q4 Owner reports 28
2011-Q1 Owner reports 22
2011-Q2 Owner reports 15
2011-Q3 Owner reports 17
2011-Q4 Owner reports 12
2012-Q1 Owner reports 24
2012-Q2 Owner reports 14
2012-Q3 Owner reports 15
2012-Q4 Owner reports 12
2013-Q1 Owner reports 8
2013-Q2 Owner reports 14
2013-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q4 Owner reports 6
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 4
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE10038
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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