Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2005. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Cooper Convertible | 13 | 3 |
| 2009 Cooper Convertible | 18 | 1 |
| 2008 Cooper Convertible | 9 | 1 |
| 2007 Cooper Convertible | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 Cooper Convertible | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 Cooper ConvertibleMost complaints | 96 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Steering88
- Air bags34
- Electrical system18
- Power train14
- Engine12
- Seats10
- Exterior lighting6
- Unknown or other5
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 26 Cooper Convertible vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 16 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Crash-test ratings by year
NHTSA 5-star results for 4 model-year variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Year | Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015 Mini Cooper Convertible C FWD | — | 10.1 % |
| 2013 | 2013 Mini Cooper Convertible C FWD | — | 10.1 % |
| 2012 | 2012 Mini Cooper Convertible C FWD | — | 10.1 % |
| 2011 | 2011 Mini Cooper Convertible C FWD | — | 10.1 % |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 22 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 7.2–9.0 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 |
| 2025 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| 2023 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.4 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.4 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.4 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.5 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
| 2015 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.4 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
| 2012 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.5 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 8.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 2008 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 10.3 | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| 2007 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 10.3 | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| 2006 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | Cooper Convertible · Minicompact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
7 campaigns cover the Cooper Convertible.
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2016-2017 MINI Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman and JCW Clubman vehicles. When the affected vehicles are braking and the turn signals are on, the inner, bumper-mounted, brake light will go out. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one model year 2016 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door vehicle manufactured November 24, 2015, and one BMW X1 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) manufactured October, 19 2015. The steering gearbox may have been manufactured with incorrect parts.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat may not function properly and, as a result, the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
BMW IS RECALLING 12 MY 2009 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE DELIVERED WITH 15-INCH WHEELS INSTEAD OF 16-INCH WHEELS AS INTENDED, AND THE TIRE LABEL INDICATES 16 INCH WHEELS.
CERTAIN CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, 'TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.' THE STANDARD REQUIRES THAT THE TIRE SIZE AND CORRESPONDING TIRE PRESSURE BE INDICATED ON THE LABEL AND THE LABEL DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE ACTUAL TIRES MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA recalls