2012 Mini Cooper Countryman: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 78 complaints
78
Total Complaints
42,581mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

12,560 25th Percentile
42,581 Median Mileage
73,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
27
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
POWER TRAIN
6
AIR BAGS
5
SEAT BELTS
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
VISIBILITY/WIPER
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
13
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY MINI WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND A TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK BY A CARELESS DRIVER IN A MIDSIZE SEDAN WHO HAD FAILED TO SEE THE CARS IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DAMAGE DONE TO BOTH THE CAR THAT STRUCK MINE FROM BEHIND AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE DONE TO TH..."
"MY MINI WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND A TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK BY A CARELESS DRIVER IN A MIDSIZE SEDAN WHO HAD FAILED TO SEE THE CARS IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DAMAGE DONE TO BOTH THE CAR THAT STRUCK MINE FROM BEHIND AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE DONE TO TH..."
"MY MINI WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND A TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK BY A CARELESS DRIVER IN A MIDSIZE SEDAN WHO HAD FAILED TO SEE THE CARS IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DAMAGE DONE TO BOTH THE CAR THAT STRUCK MINE FROM BEHIND AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE DONE TO TH..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 27 complaints
25th: 13,680 mi Median: 43,290 mi 75th: 94,600 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 complaints
25th: 50,033 mi Median: 56,000 mi 75th: 90,000 mi
POWER TRAIN 6 complaints
25th: 14,240 mi Median: 16,100 mi 75th: 42,581 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 8 WA: 8 VA: 6 MA: 5 GA: 4 PA: 4 NJ: 4 MD: 4 NY: 3 SC: 3

Who Files Complaints?

1.3%
Original Owners
98.7%
Second+ Owners

Mini Cooper Countryman — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2011451
2013380

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