MINI Cooper S ClubmanYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 91 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the MINI Cooper S Clubman.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints91Top: Engine Safety recalls52008–2021 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

MINI Cooper S Clubman 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 S Clubman median. Tap a year for its full report.

11 51 13 13 2 1 0

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2011Not rated–/10013 complaints · 3 recalls 2010Not rated–/10013 complaints · 2 recalls 2009Not rated–/10051 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/10011 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common MINI Cooper S Clubman problems

All model years combined: 91 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

37Engine1 crash/fire/injury

22Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury

14Power train

13Air bags1 crash/fire/injury

11Engine and engine cooling5 crash/fire/injury

3Fuel/propulsion system

3Structure

2Seats

2Electronic stability control (ESC)

1010 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	37	1
Electrical system	22	3
Power train	14	0
Air bags	13	1
Engine and engine cooling	11	5
Fuel/propulsion system	3	0
Structure	3	1
Seats	2	1
Electronic stability control (ESC)	2	0
10 other systems	10	2

5 recalls

MINI Cooper S Clubman recalls

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

Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Air bags20V-283 · 2020 · May 20, 2020 · 76 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-248 · 2008–2012 · Apr 18, 2018 · 47,806 vehicles Gasoline: turbo/supercharger12V-008 · 2008–2011 · Jan 11, 2012 · 90,368 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel11V-299 · 2011 · May 25, 2011 · 75 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Cooper S Clubman

Oct 11, 2011
Engine compartment firePE11036 · 2007–2011 · closed Jun 11, 2012
Led to recall 12V-008