1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2013 Mini Cooper. Owners have filed 103 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Mini dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Mini Cooper. Check your Cooper by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 103 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Mini Cooper, reporting 2 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries. Mini has issued at least 141 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 103 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Mini Cooper. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2013 Mini Cooper Clubman. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11589701
“The passenger side air bag seat sensor has failed rendering the air bags in the car inoperable. This is a common complaint that many Mini Cooper and BMW owners are having.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11547654
“MY CAR HAS PROTRUDING TAILPIPES, IT CAUSED ME AND MY HUSBAND 3RD-DEGREE BURNS AFTER A SHORT DRIVE TO COSTCO.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11342154
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11297410
“THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB HARNESS MELTED. THIS NECESSITATES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY UNIT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM FOR MINI FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11015602
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Mini Cooper is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Mini dealer.