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What 69 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Mini Cooper S Paceman All4

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 (69)Crash / fire / injury (3)Electrical system (28)Airbags (15)Engine (11)Fuel system (6)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Lights (4)Seat belts (4)Seats (3)Visibility & wipers (3)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)

4 of 69 complaints match · Seat belts · clear filters

Sep 28, 2024AirbagsSeat beltsSeats

As per NHTSA there was a recall the replace OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT but I never received recall notice and just passed 10 years with 40K millage and started getting air bag light, dealer is not replacing it under warranty, if they was a recall they should have replaced my seat earlier so that I would not have this issue today. is there a way to extend warranty to longer time or recall all the cars and replace them so that we do not have to spend 2k to replace it? "01 11 16_OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT: LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES"

NHTSA ODI 11617003

Dec 28, 2023Electrical systemLightsSeat belts

The footwell module that controls the lights, brake lights windows and dashboard is faulty on all mini cooper of this module. Every time I change my battery or disconnect it the module brakes and the dealership knows this problem and still want to charge 1300 dollars to fix it it is a safety and hazard issue.

NHTSA ODI 11562296

Feb 1, 2023AirbagsSeat belts

There have been at least 7 write-ups about air bag failure on this model reported to you. When a passenger sits in the seat of my car, with the seat belt on, 01 the airbag light and seat belt light come on. If I have an accident the airbag on the passenger side will not deploy, leading to death or injury to the passenger. This has been reported to a MINI dealership. They will inspect it at my cost to see if it rates as a safety item. It is available for inspection as I can't drive it with a passenger and I can't leave my disabled wife alone at home. The car has 92323 miles on it. [XXX]--- [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11505013

Nov 21, 2022AirbagsSeat belts

When passenger is seated with safety belt on the seat belt light comes on along with a message that the passenger seat air bag will not deploy.

NHTSA ODI 11494448

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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 2013 Mini Cooper S Paceman All4 verdict →