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What 18 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (18)Crash / fire / injury (4)Lights (5)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Electrical system (3)Airbags (2)Body & structure (2)Engine (2)Seat belts (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Fuel system (1)Seats (1)

1 of 18 complaints match · Seats · clear filters

Jun 12, 2017Seat beltsSeats

WHAT IS THE PREFERRED MANDATORY PLACEMENT OF A SEAT BELT HOLDER/ADJUSTOR FOR THE VEHICLE THAT IS WITHIN THE REGULATORY SAFETY STANDARDS? THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A HOLDER AND CURRENTLY THE BELT LAYS ACROSS THE CONSUMERS NECK, WHICH IS NOT SAFE.

NHTSA ODI 10994488

Working with the data? Download all 18 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 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman verdict →