Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2021 MINI Clubman failed the safety check 1.23% of the time — 30% more often than the average 2021 passenger car (0.95%). Median odometer at inspection: 18,343 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Registered new in Europe in 2021
9,546 new MINI Clubman cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021; the largest markets were Germany (3,332), France (1,902), Italy (1,151).
- Average mass
- 1,482 kg
- Average CO₂
- 144 g/km (WLTP)
- Average power
- 116 kW
- Fuel type recorded
- Petrol 78% · Diesel 22%
European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Real-world fuel consumption
2,088 MINI Clubman cars first registered in Europe in 2021 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions use 7.6 l/100 km on the road against 6.4 in the WLTP test (+19%).
| Fuel | Cars | On the road | WLTP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 1,588 | 7.6 | 6.4 | +19% |
| Diesel | 500 | 6.1 | 5.1 | +18% |
Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0
Engines
The most common engines in 2021 MINI Clubman cars on Dutch roads are the 1.5 petrol (100 kW, 134 hp), 2.0 petrol (131 kW, 176 hp) and 2.0 petrol (225 kW, 302 hp), out of 5 versions with at least 20 cars.
| Engine | Power | Cars |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 petrol | 100 kW 134 hp | 491 |
| 2.0 petrol | 131 kW 176 hp | 167 |
| 2.0 petrol | 225 kW 302 hp | 120 |
| 1.5 petrol | 75 kW 101 hp | 93 |
| 2.0 petrol | 141 kW 189 hp | 27 |
RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars
In the Netherlands
904 first registered in 2021 are on Dutch roads; 26% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €42,256.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde154
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld84
- Remslang schuurt langs enig deel48
- Band onvoldoende profiel39
- Band beschadigd35
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm31
- Mistlicht voor onjuist afgesteld16
- Bandenspanning op 1 as niet gelijk16
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
3,033 cars built in 2021 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 5 more were declared off the road (SORN).
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0
In Finland
6 of these cars first registered in 2021 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 50,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
In New Zealand
55 2021 cars are on the New Zealand register.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Crash-test ratings
NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Mini Clubman 5 HB AWD | — | 0.0 % |
| 2021 Mini Clubman 5 HB FWD | — | 0.0 % |
- Electronic stability control
- Standard
- Forward collision warning
- Standard
- Lane departure warning
- No
- Best overall rating
- —
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Recalls in Canada
2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2021 MINI Clubman.
| 2024544 15 Aug 2024 | Label Issue: On certain vehicles, the tire and loading information label does not list that there is no spare tire in both official languages. The label reads as "N… |
| 2021448 21 Jul 2021 | Seats And Restraints Issue: On certain vehicles, the passenger seat belt assemblies may contain defective automatic locking retractors (ALR). As a result, the seat belts may not p… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
No recall campaigns cover the 2021 MINI Clubman.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What MINI told its dealers about the 2021 MINI Clubman: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11009006 | EVAP PURGE (VENT) VALVE EXT LTD WTY (ELW) 15 YEARS/150,000 MILES |
| 10249431 | Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet. |
| 10245428 | Cavity protection applied to underside of the hood is leaking out onto the wheel arch trim and grille. |
| 10244507 | 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 electrical system can have various causes, most of which are not due to the battery itself. For this reason, a battery replacement will permanently eliminate the problem only in the rarest of cases. The energy diagnosis test module helps to localize these causes. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle discharged battery complaints. Without performing the energy |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)