Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 MINI Cooper has 599 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
599
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2002-2005 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles and 2005 Cooper and Cooper S Convertible v...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel b... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel was... |
| Mar 7, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible. The contact stated that she noticed a leak coming f... |
| Feb 6, 2023 | STEERING | The vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The dealer was made aware of the failure; h... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Mar 22, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Dec 17, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign... |
| Nov 29, 2021 | STEERING | My son drives this car and the power steering went out twice on him while driving. I need to get the... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | STEERING | 2005 Mini Cooper S has power steering whine, hard to steer the wheel. Very unsafe. |
| Apr 28, 2021 | STEERING | POWER STEERING PUMP STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING TURNING IN A CITY STREET |
| Sep 26, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING, POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALTERNATOR AND SERP... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS ALL BUT STOPPED WORKING, WITH STEERING NOW DIFFICULT AT LOWER SPEED--E... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME VER... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | STEERING,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHI... |
| Jul 4, 2019 | STEERING | THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL,... |
| Jun 10, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED INT... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING PUMP STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING A STOP. |
| Feb 22, 2019 | STEERING | POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS. |
| Feb 18, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ST... |
| Jan 24, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER S. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME V... |