2007 Mini Cooper S: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 300 complaints
300
Total Complaints
52,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

30,600 25th Percentile
52,000 Median Mileage
73,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
94
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
52
AIR BAGS
25
POWER TRAIN
21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
8
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
7

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
20
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DURING COLD START VEHICLE MAKES LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND PERSISTENT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SOUND IS SIMILAR TO OLDER DIESEL ENGINE WITH RATTLING AND ROUGH SOUNDS. IN THE UK DEALERS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO THE ISSUE REPLACING THE CHAIN TENSIONER AND NOW IN SOME CASES THE ENGINE. DEALERS IN THE US DENY..."
"GETS EXTREMELY HOT UNDER THE HOOD AND DEFORMS THE PLASTIC HOOD SCOOP. *TR"
"NEW 2007 MINI COOPER S DOES NOT STAY RUNNING IN COLD WEATHER WHEN STARTED. THE CAR HAS TO BE REVVED ABOVE 1000RPM'S FOR 2 MINUTES TO KEEP CAR RUNNING. SO FAR ORIGINAL COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, A NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED SINCE THE REPROGRAM DIDN'T WORK AND NEW HOSES PLACED THINKING THERE IS AN ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28