Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 MINI Cooper has 17 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Coop S Hardtop. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked an... |
| Apr 9, 2016 | ENGINE | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 60K MILES BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S MADE IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. MA... |
| Oct 23, 2014 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | A "POP" WAS HEARD WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON I95. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE CONSIDE... |
| Jul 18, 2014 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | MY PROBLEM IS WITH A 2005 MINI COOPER S. WHY IS THEIR NOT A RECALL ON THE WATER PUMP? IT HAS BEEN KN... |
| Dec 5, 2012 | ENGINE | LAST DECEMBER MY STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A POSSIBLE C... |
| May 6, 2012 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | MY 2005 MINI COOPER S OUT OF NO WHERE BURIED THE NEEDLE ON THE THERMOSTAT AND WAS COMPLETELY OVERHEA... |
| Jul 18, 2011 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ENGINE COOLING FAN LOW SPEED STAGE FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF COOLING FAN FOR THE SAME MO... |
| Jul 18, 2010 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2005 MINI COPPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR |
| Dec 24, 2009 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER S. WHILE PARKED, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICL... |
| Jul 31, 2009 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | THE MINI COOPER ENGINE HAS AN INTERNAL THERMOSTAT THAT IS PLASTIC, WHEN MINE CRACKED AND LEAKED I HA... |
| Mar 12, 2009 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ON MARCH 12, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING BACK FROM DINNER IN NORTHRIDGE... |
| Jan 27, 2009 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GA... |
| Jul 3, 2008 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | AROUND JUNE 2008 MY MINI COOPER S 2005 BEGAN EXHIBITING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CO... |
| Jul 12, 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | OUR 2005 MINI COOPER S HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED IT IN JULY ... |
| Sep 6, 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT HAS FREQUENTLY GONE INTO WHAT DEALERS AND OTHER OWNERS CALL "LIMP MODE... |
| Jul 3, 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AFTER TRAVELING A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OR SO OUR MINI WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWE... |
| Jun 16, 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | STARTED VEHICLE IN THE EVENING WHEN LEAVING WORK THEN DROVE OUT ONTO THE STREET AND THE VEHICLE STOP... |