Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 MINI Cooper has 39 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
39
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2019 | ENGINE | MY CAR STARTED OFF WITH A ROUGH IDLE AND OCCASIONALLY WOULDN'T START. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND T... |
| May 18, 2017 | ENGINE | DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. |
| Oct 25, 2016 | ENGINE | RECALL ID #167856 THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND IT BEGAN TO SMOKE, HEAT AND SMOKE ... |
| Sep 26, 2016 | ENGINE | BOUGHT A 2009 MINI S FOR MY DAUGHTER IN AUGUST OF 2015 WITH 36K MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I'VE SPENT ... |
| Sep 11, 2016 | ENGINE | TURBO OIL LINE LEAKS AND DRIPS ON TURBO MANIFOLD CAUSING BURNING OIL SMELL AND SMOKE. THE ENGINE C... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | ENGINE | AT ABOUT 65,000 THE CAR WOULD JUST RANDOMLY RATTLE & TURN OFF AT ANY STOP INCLUDING DURING RUSH HOUR... |
| Apr 29, 2016 | ENGINE | MY MINI HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES AND IS A 2009, AND TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, ONE WEEK AFTER A N... |
| Apr 16, 2016 | ENGINE | I NOTED THAT AT IDLE THE ENGINE OF MY 2009 MINI COOPER WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTH AND INSTEAD BEGINNING ... |
| Jan 18, 2016 | ENGINE | MY 2009 MINI COOPER HARDTOP WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CONSUMES ONE QUART OF ENGINE OIL PER 10... |
| Jan 1, 2016 | ENGINE | AT 89,044 MILES MY 2009 MINI COOPER, PURCHASED FROM VISTA MINI SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC COOLANT LOSS ... |
| Nov 25, 2015 | ENGINE | 2009 MINI COOPER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND VEHICLE ENGIN... |
| Aug 10, 2015 | ENGINE | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ON MY MINI WAS CHANGED AS PART OF SILENT SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH AUGHT TO ... |
| Jun 11, 2015 | ENGINE | WHEN I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY, A RED WARNING LIGHT OF "LOW ENGINE PRESSURE" CAME ON, AND THE ENGINE STA... |
| May 30, 2015 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING A... |
| Apr 17, 2015 | ENGINE | I TOOK MY MINI COOPER TO PASSPORT MINI IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND FOR THE HPFP FAILING WHERE THEY... |
| Mar 18, 2015 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, AND SUDDENLY I SAW THE CAR START TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,AND I ... |
| Mar 3, 2015 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHIC... |
| Feb 3, 2015 | ENGINE | LEAK IN TURBO OIL LINE DUE TO CRACKS IN PLASTIC O-RING. AFTER HUNDREDS OF HEAT CYCLES, THE O-RING C... |
| Jan 13, 2015 | ENGINE | THE ENGINE WAS RATTLING HEAVILY WHEN THE CAR IGNITION WAS ON AROUND 5 PM AT THE WORKPLACE PARKING LO... |
| Jan 9, 2015 | ENGINE | MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT FULL SPEED AN... |