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What 18 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Mini Cooper
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.
2 of 18 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Aug 28, 2019AirbagsCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK ACHES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGED YARD WAITING TO BE DIAGNOSED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
NHTSA ODI 11252000
Jul 23, 2019AirbagsCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND IMPACTED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS COLLIDED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR*JB
NHTSA ODI 11234091
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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
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