MINI Problems You've Had (Or Will Have Soon)

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Power Steering Pump Failure

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A sudden cutout of power steering has been an issue for Mini owners, eventually prompting a recall. However, that doesn’t include everyon...

Power Steering Pump Failure

The Worst MINI Vehicles to Own

A generation is a period of time where only minor changes are made from year-to-year with a specific model. We've found that grouping vehicles by their generations is an accurate predictor of reliability. Once you select a generation, you can then compare the problems from year-to-year.

Compare MINI generations

Rank Model Gen Years PainRank (?)
9th Cooper S Gen 1 2002–2006 15.97
8th Cooper S Gen 2 2007–2012 10.94
7th Cooper Gen 1 2002–2006 7.52
6th Cooper Clubman Gen 1 2008–2014 3.07
5th Cooper Gen 2 2007–2019 2.2

How MINI Models Stack Up

Sometimes you just want to see which models can't get their heads out of their collective tailpipes. So we've taken each models complaints volume, paired it with the number of NHTSA actions, and sprinkled in some safety scores to give each a collective reliability score.

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Which MINI Vehicles Are Recalled the Most?

Dive deeper into recalls, or investigations, and TSBs

You can look at recalls as a bad thing, because ... ugh, they mean car problems and a trip to the mechanic. Or you can look at recalls as a good thing, because at least MINI is acknowledging an issue and offering a free fix.

Whichever way you want to look at it, here's the list of the MINI vehicles with the most recalls.

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