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What 73 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Mini Cooper Hardtop

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (73)Crash / fire / injury (9)Electrical system (30)Engine (19)Airbags (13)Lights (5)Brakes (4)Fuel system (4)Seats (4)Seat belts (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)

1 of 73 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 28, 2020Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)EngineFire

BOUGHT MINI FROM CARVANA A JANUARY 2020 AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS. CAR OVERHEATED ON 48, HAD 2 NEW CYLINDERS PUT IN, 2 WEEKS LATER, DUE TO MANY NOTABLE PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS HAD, ALL COOLANT LEAKED OUT AND WAS QUOTED BY MINI DEALERSHIP $9,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSED BY A RECALL NOT LISTED FOR MY YEAR

NHTSA ODI 11366813

Working with the data? Download all 73 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 27, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Mini Cooper Hardtop verdict →