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MINI John Cooper Works Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the MINI John Cooper Works (2015–2016).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2015
year with most recalls

Pick your MINI John Cooper Works model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2016 MINI John Cooper Works10
2015 MINI John Cooper Works20

All MINI John Cooper Works recalls (2)

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

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 15V628000 Reported 6,073 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper two-door vehicles, 2015-2016 MINI John Cooper Works and MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper four-door vehicles and 2014-2015 BMW i3 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed…

    Remedy: MINI and BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 and BMW…

    Model years: 2015, 2016

  2. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 15V450000 Reported 30,456 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles and 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop 2 Door vehicles. The affected vehicles do not meet the side impact performance requirements for the rear seat passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with…

    Remedy: MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install additional energy absorption material between the rear interior side panels and the exterior vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners…

    Model years: 2015

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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.