2017 Mini Clubman: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints
24
Total Complaints
55,500mi
Median Mileage
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

44,996 25th Percentile
55,500 Median Mileage
87,472 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
POWER TRAIN
5
SERVICE BRAKES
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I DONT OWN A 2017 MINI CLUBMAN, BUT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ONE ON THE INTERSTATE. I ENDED UP ALMOST REAR ENDING THE CLUBMAN WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE THE SMALL LIGHTS ON THE BUMPER THAT CAN BE EASILY CONFUSED AS REAR FOG LIGHTS/REFLECTORS INSTEAD OF THE BIG RED LIGH..."
"I OWN A 2017 MINI CLUBMAN, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHAT TURNS ON ARE THE REAR FOG LIGHTS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM REAR BUMPER. THE MAIN REAR TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BREAK PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES VEHICLES NEARLY REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN HIT AND AN..."
"I HAVE A MELTED SOCKET AND EXPOSED WIRE FOR MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT BULB (HIGH/LOW BEAM MALFUNCTION ERROR). THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT IS CLOUDY WHICH I ASSUME IS FROM WHEN THE SOCKET MELTED/BURNED UP. I HAVE NO FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THOUGH THE TURN SIGNAL STILL WORKS. I DISCONNECTED THE B..."

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