MINI CountrymanYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 104 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the MINI Countryman.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints104Top: Electrical system Safety recalls72014–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

MINI Countryman 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 Countryman median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
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2025Too new–/10018 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/10011 complaints · 2 recalls 2018Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/10013 complaints · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common MINI Countryman problems

All model years combined: 104 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

29Electrical system7 crash/fire/injury

21Engine6 crash/fire/injury

9Steering

9Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

8Exterior lighting

8Air bags

8Fuel/propulsion system

7Forward collision avoidance

7Structure

3013 other systems4 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
Electrical system	29	7
Engine	21	6
Steering	9	0
Service brakes	9	1
Exterior lighting	8	1
Air bags	8	2
Fuel/propulsion system	8	0
Forward collision avoidance	7	3
Structure	7	2
13 other systems	30	4

7 recalls

MINI Countryman recalls

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

Side/window: thorax24V-340 · 2025 · May 15, 2024 · 9 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC)24V-104 · 2025 · Feb 12, 2024 · 266,716 vehicles Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery20V-601 · 2020–2021 · Sep 30, 2020 · 4,509 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery20V-490 · 2020 · Aug 18, 2020 · 713 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump18V-557 · 2017–2019 · Aug 23, 2018 · 9,953 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-465 · 2019 · Jul 11, 2018 · 5,309 vehicles