A stress fracture from top of windshield mid way along driver side, down about six inches then turn towards rear view mirror.
Visibility & wipers
2017 Mini Cooper Visibility problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2017 Mini Cooper's visibility & wipers with NHTSA - 11% of all its complaints, most recently on July 10, 2017. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Visibility complaints
I recently test drove a mini cooper clubman s. I did not like the vehicle, and one of the reasons is the way the lighting (front and rear) is designed. The rear of the car has very large lights that go across the 'barn doors' that appear to be brake lights. When I was at the dealership I noticed another clubman in the parking lot being parked wasn't lighting up the large lights as it slowly backed into a parking space. Upon further examination I realized the large lights on the rear doors actually do not light up...
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when braking. Instead there are very small lights at the absolute bottom of the bumper that indicate braking. Not only are the lights in an inappropriate location but they are so small you don't even notice them. When you expect you are looking at brake lights and someone in front of you brakes, you would never know that actually you have to look down almost to the ground to see their indicator light up. These brake lights are extremely dangerous. Why would the large lights on the barn doors in your line of sight that are probably 70% of the width of the car not be the brake lights? It is dangerous and bmw-mini should be forced to recall and/or stop selling these vehicles until this issue is corrected. I would not put myself or my family in jeopardy driving one of these poorly designed vehicles. Please see the link to a website where other people express their concern too. Https://m.Reddit.Com/r/cars/comments/3mj3xe/2016_mini_clubman_has_the_stupidest_brake_lights/?Utm_source=mweb_redirect&compact=false
Mini Cooper visibility complaints by year
Cooper visibility problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data