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Owners have filed 76 complaints about the 2015 MINI Cooper with NHTSA, and it has 6 recalls. We don't rate it yet: a rating needs sales figures to turn complaints into rates.
Owner complaints
76
filed with NHTSA
Recalls
6
on record
Fuel economy
32 mpg
best version, EPA combined
Fuel, 5 years
$6,375
12,000 mi a year, $3.40/gal
| Version | Drive | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| Manual 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 32 mpg |
| Manual 6-spd, 3 cyl, 1.5 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 32 mpg |
| Manual 6-spd, 3 cyl, 1.5 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 32 mpg |
| Automatic (S6), 3 cyl, 1.5 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 31 mpg |
| Automatic (S6), 3 cyl, 1.5 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 31 mpg |
| Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 30 mpg |
| Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 29 mpg |
| Manual 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 29 mpg |
| Manual 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 29 mpg |
| Manual 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 29 mpg |
| Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 28 mpg |
| Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L | Front-Wheel Drive | 28 mpg |
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured February 25, 2014, to May 16, 2015, 2014-2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to May 9, 2015, 2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured October 17, 2014, to June 2, 2015, and 2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured
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 crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requir
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 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Im
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop two door vehicles manufactured December 1, 2013, to December 14, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect maximum capacity weight stated on the Tire Information Placard. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Se
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door, and Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 17, 2014. During service appointments, dealers may have inadvertently reprogrammed the transmission control unit with software that may allow drivers to exit the vehicle when the transmission is not in Park. As such, the
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver and front passenger seatback adjustment mechanism may not be fully engaged.
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| Year | Reliability |
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| 2027 | Not rated yet |
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | Not rated yet |
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| 2015 | Not rated yet |
Owners have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA: engine & cooling (15), transmission & drivetrain (10), electrical system (10). We don't rate it yet, so this count isn't a reliability score: popular cars get more complaints.
6 recalls on record with NHTSA.
Up to 32 mpg combined (EPA), depending on the engine.