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What 49 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Mini Cooper Countryman

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 (49)Crash / fire / injury (8)Electrical system (16)Engine (11)Transmission & drivetrain (8)Body & structure (6)Fuel system (4)Airbags (3)Engine & cooling (3)Lights (3)Seat belts (2)Seats (2)

6 of 49 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Dec 17, 2022Electrical systemBody & structure

The drains that funnel rain water from sun roof and doors become dislodge causing water to flood inside the passenger floor and cause electrical short.. my main computer shorted out and my car died while i was doing 65 mph on the freeway i was almost killed the mini dealer checked it out and said the water inside was the cause it ran me $4000 to repair it I looked on line and there's hundreds of people that have gone thru similar issues

NHTSA ODI 11497837

Apr 13, 2020Body & structure1 injury

PURCHASED USED SUMMER 2018. IN FALL OF 2018, FRONT DRIVER-SIDE DOOR LATCH MECH. FAILED, PREVENTING DOOR FROM CLOSING. MECH WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. WINTER OF 2018 THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR AND PASSENGER-SIDE REAR LATCH MECHS FAILED. AGAIN, DOORS CANNOT BE SECURED WHEN THE MECH FAILS. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR DOOR MECHS.. ON APRIL 7 2020, PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT MECH FAILED, PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SHUT. TWO COMPLAINTS: WHY SO MANY FAILURES IN THE LATCH MECHANISM, AND WHY THE FAILURE MODE RENDERS THE DOOR UNABLE TO BE CLOSED OR LATCHED. VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN BE SAFELY TOWED WITH THE DOORS DISENGAGED FROM THE NADER PIN. WE USED NYLON RATCHET STRAPS TO SECURE THE DOORS SHUT WHILE TRANSPORTING IT FOR REPAIR. FIRST THREE LOCK MECHS FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY/PARKED. LAST FAILURE OR PASSENGER FRONT OCCURED AFTER VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION - LATCH DISENGAGED AND DOOR SWUNG OPEN WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN. ATTACHING FOUR IMAGES OF REMOVED FAILED LATCH MECH SHOWING MFR AND PART NO INFO

NHTSA ODI 11320962

Feb 27, 2016Body & structure

DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE LOCK COVER (PLASTIC) FELT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI 10838742

Jul 14, 2015Body & structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V815000 (STRUCTURE) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI 10733953

Jun 30, 2015Body & structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V815000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI 10731217

May 15, 2015Body & structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V815000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

NHTSA ODI 10716741

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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 2014 Mini Cooper Countryman verdict →