Mini Cooper
Registered from 2002 to 2010.
About this model
The Mini is a supermini car which has been made since April 2001. Colloquially known as the New Mini, all four generations have been produced as three-door hatchbacks and two-door convertibles, with a five-door hatchback body style added from the third generation. Introduced following the acquisition of the Mini marque by German carmaker BMW, it is a family of retro-styled cars with a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. The range has been marketed under various names, such as the Mini Cooper, Mini Hatch, Mini Hardtop, Mini One, and Mini John Cooper Works.
From the Wikipedia article Mini Hatch, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 175 hp · 1210 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2009 | 175 hp · 1210 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 8.1 L/100km (EPA) · 9.0 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2008 | 1225 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 8.1 L/100km (EPA) · 9.0 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2007 | 1225 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2006 | 1225 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2005 | 1225 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2004 | 1215 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2003 | 1215 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2002 | 1225 kg · 2470 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Loss of power steering assist
Engineering analysis, opened May 2011, closed January 2016.
Loss of Power Steering Assist
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2010, closed May 2011.
Engine compartment fire
Engineering analysis, opened August 2007, closed August 2008.
Engine compartment fire
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2007, closed August 2007.
Air bag warning lamp illumination
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2005, closed March 2006.
Air bag warning lamp illumination
Defect petition, opened September 2005, closed October 2005.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mini filed 116 bulletins about the 2010 Cooper.
- Electrical system: 28
- Equipment: 23
- Engine and engine cooling: 17
- Engine: 9
- Visibility: 6
- Power train: 5
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 4
- Fuel system, gasoline: 4
- Service brakes: 3
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 3
- Other: 14
- Control Unit PDC Return · June 2026
- The Footwell Module (FRM) limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been supplementarily increased to 15 years / 186,000 miles as determined from the original first… · May 2026
- While performing a 12-Volt battery jump start, disconnect, or replacement, vehicle test, and/or programming procedure- the MINI Footwell Module (FRM) may become unresponsive. As a result, one or more… · May 2026
- The Footwell Module (FRM) limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been supplementarily increased to 15 years / 186,000 miles as determined from the original first… · March 2025
- Cavity protection applied to underside of the hood is leaking out onto the wheel arch trim and grille. · December 2023
- MINI electrical systems have continued to develop over the past few years. As a result, the demand on the batteries has increased. Breakdowns due to an empty battery or problems in the vehicles… · November 2023
- New RDC wheel electronics will be introduced with future generation MINI models. The new wheel electronics are identified as Huf Generation 5. These new wheel electronics will need to be programmed… · January 2022
- OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT - LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES: Component-Specific Limited Warranty Extension For the above-referenced vehicles, MINI USA, a division of BMW of North… · September 2020
108 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.