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What 7 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 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 (7)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (3)Airbags (1)Fuel system (1)Steering (1)Tires (1)

1 of 7 complaints match · Electrical system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 29, 2022Electrical systemFire

After work, I started the car in a parking lot. Before leaving, a fire started under the hood behind the passenger side headlight. After using the jaws of life to take off the hood, the fire department contained the fire. No injuries. There was extensive damage to the right front. The contents were all smoke damaged. Neighboring cars were not damaged. The car has been totaled.

NHTSA ODI 11499386

Working with the data? Download all 7 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 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 2021 Mini Hardtop 4dr verdict →