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MINI Cooper SE Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 5 model years of the MINI Cooper SE (2020–2024). The most-complained-about year is 2023.

3
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2021
year with most recalls
2023
year with most complaints

Pick your MINI Cooper SE model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 MINI Cooper SE20
2023 MINI Cooper SE25
2022 MINI Cooper SE21
2021 MINI Cooper SE30
2020 MINI Cooper SE20

What MINI Cooper SE owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2023 model year has the most, with 5.

All MINI Cooper SE recalls (3)

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

  1. Software (electrical system)

    NHTSA 24V612000 Reported 12,535 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2024 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE) vehicles. Faults may occur in the high voltage battery or high voltage system, resulting in a short circuit.

    Remedy: Owners are advised that if a warning message is displayed in the vehicle, to park the vehicle outside and away from structures until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will provide a software update, free of…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  2. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 24V302000 Reported 145 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2024 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE) vehicles. The high voltage battery housing may not have been sealed properly, allowing water to enter the battery.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and leak test the high voltage battery, and repair the battery as necessary, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed June 28, 2024. Owner notification letters were…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  3. Seat belts

    NHTSA 21V554000 Reported 21,537 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 2 Series (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive), 330e, 330e Xdrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive) M4 Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, BMW 4 Series Convertible (430i, M440i), BMW X1 sDrive28i, xDrive28i, 2 Series Gran Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i xDrive), M2…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the seat belt retractors (including the seat belts) and, if necessary, replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact BMW…

    Model years: 2021

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.