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MINI Cooper ConvertibleYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 174 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the MINI Cooper Convertible.

MINI Cooper Convertible
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints174Top: SteeringSafety recalls72005–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

MINI Cooper Convertible years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Cooper Convertible median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/10013 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/10018 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/10027 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/10096 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common MINI Cooper Convertible problems

All model years combined: 174 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering887
Air bags342
Electrical system182
Power train140
Engine122
Seats101
Exterior lighting60
Structure40
Seat belts30
11 other systems161
7 recalls

MINI Cooper Convertible recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

96%Front: retractor25V-616 · 2025–2026 · Sep 17, 2025 · 1,571 vehicles96%Exterior lighting: brake lights17V-222 · 2016 · Mar 31, 2017 · 16,883 vehicles88%Front: retractor16V-747 · 2016 · Oct 17, 2016 · 15,455 vehicles100%Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)15V-887 · 2016 · Dec 30, 2015 · 2 vehicles37%Air bags: frontal15V-205 · 2005–2008 · Apr 6, 2015 · 91,800 vehicles–Tires09V-143 · 2009 · Apr 30, 2009 · 12 vehicles–Other: labels07V-533 · 2007 · Nov 20, 2007 · 320 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Cooper Convertible

  1. Loss of power steering assistEA11005 · 2005 · closed Jan 5, 2016
    Led to recall 15V-660
  2. Loss of Power Steering AssistPE10038 · 2005 · closed May 10, 2011
    No recall