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MINI Cooper Convertible Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 173 owner complaints across 9 model years of the MINI Cooper Convertible (2005–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

7
safety recalls, all years
173
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2005
year with most complaints

Pick your MINI Cooper Convertible model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 MINI Cooper Convertible11
2025 MINI Cooper Convertible11
2022 MINI Cooper Convertible01
2016 MINI Cooper Convertible313
2009 MINI Cooper Convertible118
2008 MINI Cooper Convertible19
2007 MINI Cooper Convertible27
2006 MINI Cooper Convertible127
2005 MINI Cooper Convertible196

What MINI Cooper Convertible owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 173 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 96.

All MINI Cooper Convertible recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a MINI Cooper Convertible, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 25V616000 Reported 1,571 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers…

    Model years: 2025, 2026

  2. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 17V222000 Reported 16,883 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2016-2017 MINI Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman and JCW Clubman vehicles. When the affected vehicles are braking and the turn signals are on, the inner, bumper-mounted, brake light will go out. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

    Remedy: MINI will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicle to correct the brake lighting, free of charge. The recall began May 22, 2017. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

    Model years: 2016

  3. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 16V747000 Reported 15,455 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor…

    Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

    Model years: 2016

  4. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 15V887000 Reported 2 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one model year 2016 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door vehicle manufactured November 24, 2015, and one BMW X1 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) manufactured October, 19 2015. The steering gearbox may have been manufactured with incorrect parts.

    Remedy: BMW will replace the steering gearbox, free of charge. Affected vehicles are located in dealer inventory and will be remedied before customer retail. The recall began on December 28, 2015. Owners may contact BMW…

    Model years: 2016

  5. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 15V205000 Reported 91,800 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues,…

    Remedy: MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

    Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

  6. Tires

    NHTSA 09V143000 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC

    BMW is recalling 12 my 2009 MINI cooper convertible vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the affected vehicles were delivered with 15-inch wheels instead of 16-inch wheels as intended, and the tire label indicates 16 inch wheels.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the 15 inch wheels with 16-inch wheels free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during may 2009. Owners may contact BMW at 1-866-646-4772.

    Model years: 2009

  7. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V533000 Reported 320 vehicles potentially affected BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC

    Certain convertible vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, 'tire selection and rims.' the standard requires that the tire size and corresponding tire pressure be indicated on the label and the label does not correspond to the actual tires mounted on the vehicle.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with new tire information placards and installation instructions. At the customer's option, a dealer can install the label for them. The recall began on january 16, 2008. Owners may contact MINI…

    Model years: 2007

Other MINI models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.