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MINI Cooper 2018 — Reported problems

Reported by owners to the source below. It is not a verdict on this car: it is what people wrote. 🇺🇸 Local data

6 owners reported problems with the 2018 MINI Cooper to NHTSA, most often about air bags.

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6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2023-01-14 · NHTSA 11501799

UNKNOWN Driver side tail light socket. All lights stopped working. Took out the socket and the wiring harness connector burned up

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2022-12-07 · NHTSA 11496400

Driving at low speed piercing loud noises came from speakers, buzzing and whining. Noise stayed on with ignition on or off and radio on or off. This occurred two more times on way home. Am waiting for dealer appointment. Have not driven vehicle since.

ENGINE 2021-11-14 · NHTSA 11440369

Took car into mini dealer for clunking noise problem. Dealer indicated motor mounts were cracked and needed to be replaced. Another customer at dealer was also having motor mounts replaced. His car was also 4 yrs old with 32K miles on it. Mount replacement was not covered under warranty as the car was 4 yrs and 3 months since warranty was activated and coverage ended at 4 yrs.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES Crash 2019-04-09 · NHTSA 11195306

FEBRUARY 21, 2019 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAILED. WHEN I PUMPED THEM A SECOND TIME THEY CAME TO A STOP, HOWEVER BY THEN THE CAR AND I HAD GONE OVER A HEDGE AND SIDE SWIPED A TREE. BMW NORTH AMERICA COULD NOT FIND ANY WARNING ON MARCH 11, 2019 WHEN THEY REVIEWED THE SYSTEMS, NO WARNINGS AT ALL, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TURNING IN TO A FAMILIAR PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPEED.

AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE Crash 3 injured 2018-11-07 · NHTSA 11149854

MY 2018 MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN S WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60MPH. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 13 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT AND THE FRONT, KNEE OR SIDE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE ACCIDENT AS A DASH CAM WAS IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

AIR BAGS Crash 2018-03-09 · NHTSA 11078335

I WAS AT A STOP BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP IN TOWN NEAR THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE AND A CAR REAR ENDED ME, PUSHING ME INTO THE CAR AHEAD. THE REAR CAR WAS MOVING AT AT LEAST 20 MPH. WITH A REAR END AND HEAD ON COLLISION AT THAT SPEED, MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT.

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Questions

What do owners report most on the 2018 MINI Cooper?
Problems with air bags: 2 reports of 6 on record at NHTSA.
How many owner reports mention a crash or a fire?
Out of 6 reports: a crash is mentioned in 3 and a fire in 0. These are what owners wrote, not confirmed findings.