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What 10 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Mini Hardtop 4dr

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 (10)Crash / fire / injury (1)Engine (4)Electrical system (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Airbags (1)Backup camera & sensors (1)Brakes (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Seats (1)Tires (1)

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Oct 9, 2023Tires

Driver side front tire collapsed on side wall while driving. 4 days later the passenger side tire also collapsed while driving almost causing accident. Tires are relatively new installed in May 2022 and have only 14,500 miles of use. Losing TWO (2) tires the same week for sidewall failure is very very odd and pissible indicator of tire defect Barum Bavuris 5HM 215/35 17 size

NHTSA ODI 11548959

Working with the data? Download all 10 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 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 Hardtop 4dr verdict →