2003 Mini Cooper

Safety profile for the 2003 Mini Cooper. Recall, complaint, and investigation data from NHTSA.

Recalls
4
Complaints
388
Investigations
0
Vehicle Type
Unknown
Make
Mini
Model
Cooper
Year
2003
Vehicle Type
Manufacturer ID

Recall Campaigns

4 recalls affecting the 2003 Mini Cooper

Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls
Recalls
Campaign #ComponentSummaryReport DateAffected
15V660000STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2002-2005 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles and 2005 Coo…Oct 15, 201586,018
09E025000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSDOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFT…May 11, 200942,540
08E050000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSK2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HE…Aug 11, 20081,921
03V086000SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBERON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE LOWER SCREW CONNECTION OF THE REAR STRUTS TO THE CHASSIS MAY FAIL. THE HEAD (TOP) OF THE SCREW…Mar 10, 20035,110

NHTSA Complaints

50 complaints for the 2003 Mini Cooper

Complaints

nhtsa-complaints
Complaints
Complaint IDComponentSummaryDate ReceivedCrashFire
2092078STEERINGSTEERINGMay 14, 2025NoNo
2016070STEERINGSTEERINGAug 14, 2024NoNo
2004447STEERINGSTEERINGJul 2, 2024NoNo
1954257STEERINGSTEERINGDec 31, 2023NoNo
1954256VISIBILITY/WIPERVISIBILITY/WIPERDec 31, 2023NoNo
1954255ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMDec 31, 2023NoNo
1854222ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMNov 17, 2022NoNo
1854220SERVICE BRAKESSERVICE BRAKESNov 17, 2022NoNo
1854221SEATSSEATSNov 17, 2022NoNo
1778626STEERINGSTEERINGNov 15, 2021NoNo
1756166TIRES:TREAD/BELTTIRES:TREAD/BELTJul 8, 2021NoNo
1756164TIRES:TREAD/BELTTIRES:TREAD/BELTJul 8, 2021NoNo
1751615STEERINGSTEERINGJun 10, 2021NoNo
1637665STEERINGSTEERINGJan 15, 2020NoNo
1606420STEERINGSTEERINGSep 25, 2019NoNo
1583340STEERINGSTEERINGJul 12, 2019NoNo
1565522AIR BAGSAIR BAGSMay 12, 2019NoNo
1548293STEERINGSTEERINGMar 13, 2019NoNo
1526926STEERINGSTEERINGDec 28, 2018NoNo
1477459STEERINGSTEERINGJun 21, 2018NoNo
1421903POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINNov 5, 2017NoNo
1369822ENGINEENGINEApr 10, 2017NoYes
1313310STEERINGSTEERINGAug 31, 2016NoNo
1295128POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINJul 4, 2016NoNo
1295126ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMJul 4, 2016NoNo
1295127ENGINEENGINEJul 4, 2016NoNo
1283805STEERINGSTEERINGMay 19, 2016NoNo
1283804ENGINEENGINEMay 19, 2016NoNo
1283803ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMMay 19, 2016NoNo
1264470STEERINGSTEERINGFeb 29, 2016NoNo
1262239STEERINGSTEERINGFeb 19, 2016NoNo
1261374STEERINGSTEERINGFeb 16, 2016NoNo
1261373ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMFeb 16, 2016NoNo
1260908ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMFeb 14, 2016NoNo
1260227STEERINGSTEERINGFeb 11, 2016NoNo
1257475POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINFeb 1, 2016NoNo
1249165STEERINGSTEERINGDec 31, 2015NoYes
1249187POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINDec 31, 2015NoNo
1245497STEERINGSTEERINGDec 15, 2015NoNo
1223309STEERINGSTEERINGSep 28, 2015NoNo
1199355STEERINGSTEERINGJul 16, 2015NoNo
1197731VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLJul 11, 2015YesNo
1183248POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINMay 16, 2015NoNo
1177780STEERINGSTEERINGApr 26, 2015NoNo
1176765POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINApr 22, 2015NoNo
1176312AIR BAGSAIR BAGSApr 21, 2015NoNo
1146736SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONJan 12, 2015NoNo
1138898ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMDec 14, 2014NoNo
1138897SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONDec 14, 2014NoNo
1137969STEERINGSTEERINGDec 10, 2014NoNo

Data sources & freshness

NHTSA Model Year Database
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Complaint Database
Unknown freshness