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Mini Cooper S Body problems by year

9 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Mini Cooper S's body, doors & structure. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Body complaints by model year

YearBody complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Body recalls

Structure

19V634000683 vehicles affected

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 MINI Hardtop 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, and JCW vehicles. The rear side trim panels may have been assembled without a crash pad. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal...

Latest Cooper S body complaints

2015 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structure

The rear windshield fell out of the top of my convertible. There was no accident or foul play involved. The glue that bonds the window to the top became unglued. This happened at 70,000 miles. The top is made of fabric and the window is made out of glass. Have to you replace the entire top to repair it. Not sure why this is not a recall. It is a well-known problem for the car.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 11708598
2015 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structure

The back window comes unglued to the convertible top when the car is parked outside in warm weather. Ive seen this in several other mini cooper roadsters within the past few weeks. This causes the car to have a hole in the convertible top and leaves the glass hanging from the sensor. To fix it you need to buy a whole new top. This HAS to be a design defect.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 11677078
2004 Mini Cooper SElectrical systemBody, doors & structureBrakesFire

Driving down honda parkway I heard pop sound. Tpms light started flashing and smoke started coming out from under hood. I pulled off of road into a gas station. At that time I didn't have any power brakes.The car was fully engulfed in flames in about 10 mins. The fire dept put out fire.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · Service brakesNHTSA 10874841
2015 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structureEquipment & accessories

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mini cooper. The contact stated that he noticed that the front passenger and the driver side carpet was extremely wet. The vehicle was taken the dealer where the technician drained the tube leading from the air condition unit, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,500.

Filed Incident Structure · EquipmentNHTSA 10794369
2004 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structure

Unable to open the driver's door from the inside; immediate failure. At about 36,000 miles and again at 60,000 miles, the driver's door could only be opened by pulling on the inside door handle multiple times or opening the window & using the outside handle. The issue appears to be a cable that comes off a pulley in the opening mechanism. The dealer replaced the cable in its proper position; the fix lasted about 2 years before re-occurring causing the car to fail state safety inspection. This is a problem known to mini/bmw and is reported in many online mini cooper forums. *Tt

Filed Incident Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10412425
2004 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structure

Door lock mechanism freezes and traps drive and occupants inside of the vehicle. Anytime the temperature is below freezing door locks freeze. Upon contacting mini their response was that they get this complaint frequently but they do not have a method to correct the problem. *Tr

Filed Incident Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10311282
2004 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structure

Driver side door of my 2004 mini cooper can only be opened from the outside (i.E. I need to lower the window in order to open the door) mini dealership would not guarantee a fix will last more than few weeks. *Tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10306710
2004 Mini Cooper SBody, doors & structure

Complaint regarding the position of the horn buttons on the 2004 mini cooper s. *Mr the consumer would try to honk the horn by pressing the middle of the steering wheel and nothing would happen. *Sc

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10120402

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