Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 MINI Cooper has 41 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
41
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission will cycle first through third and when it tries to go into 4th it slips and will n... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAUSING A JERK REACTION IN THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT WILL RENE... |
| May 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS REAR-ENDED FROM LOSING SPEED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. T... |
| Jan 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND/OR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT WHI... |
| Jun 24, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | FRONT DRIVER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY AS IT DOESN'T DETECT ... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 48K MILES BY MANUFACTURER DUE TO NOISE. MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKE... |
| Jan 2, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TAKATA RECALL. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN AUTOMATIC. SPENT $5,600 TO... |
| Jan 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 92,000 MILES AND IT... |
| Sep 2, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | THE AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION JUST DOWN SHIFTED AND NOW WON'T GO INTO HIGH GEAR. THIS WILL HAPPEN ... |
| Apr 1, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE BY MINI USA. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND UN... |
| Mar 25, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2005 MINI COOPER S. NEEDS REPLACEMENT $8000+. ONLY 90K MILE... |
| Mar 13, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR/SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD R... |
| Mar 9, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | I AM THE CURRENT OWNER OF A 2005 MINI COOPER S. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006 FROM MINI OF IRVINE ... |
| Dec 17, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. FINGER WAS CUT 2MM DEEP BY DEFECTIVE PEELING/FLAKING CHROME ACCENT... |
| Dec 3, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AT LOW MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. NO FORE WARNING JUST GONE. I'M TRYING TO DRIVE A... |
| Nov 14, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | STARTED VEHICLE IN THE MORNING OF 11/14/2012. THE SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE DASH SHOWS EP MODE INSTEAD ... |
| Sep 18, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2005 MINI HAD BEEN SLIPPING BUT WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. MY DA... |
| Sep 10, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER DRIVING ONE EVENING A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE STORE AND FEELING A STRANGE PULLING OF THE CAR BUT... |
| Sep 9, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | I HAD A LITTLE WHINING SOUND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE CLUTCH. EVERYTHING WORKED FINE EVEN WITH THE WHINI... |
| Sep 3, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN MY MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE ONLY HAD AROUND 85,000 MILE ON SPEEDOMETER MY TRANSMISSION WOULD S... |