Major Problems with 2008 MINI Cooper Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 MINI Cooper

2008 MINI Cooper AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 103300 miles

2008 MINI Cooper ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 51000 miles

2008 MINI Cooper EXHAUST SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 1400 miles

Browse 2008 MINI Cooper complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, AIR BAGS and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from MINI Cooper owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2008 mini cooper. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the engine failed. the...	40 ~ 56375 miles
AIR BAGS full-grown adult passengers (weighing in excess of 120 pounds) sitting in the passenger seat causes the passenger-side airbag light to	30 ~ 50562 miles
POWER TRAIN here in oregon the electric vehicles are severely restricted to 20 miles per hour and one can not get a...	10 ~ 56188 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 mini cooper. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle began to make a...	7 ~ 41717 miles
SEATS the weight sensor in the front passenger seat that determines whether to deactivate the airbag when a child is seated...	4 ~ 67750 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving around and i began loosing power to my car so i stopped and then i couldn't get...	4 ~ 36000 miles
STEERING mini cooper power steering problems (2007 and 2008 models) - i noticed the reports on power steering. i have leased...	4 ~ 66593 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on 9/3/08 i leaned into the rear of my 2008 mini cooper to retrieve grocery bags and my bare leg...	3 ~ 2667 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > PASSENGER SIDE > FRONTAL we took our 2008 mini cooper to a mini dealer because of a warning light and it was diagnosed with...	2 ~ 105000 miles
SEAT BELTS air bag and seat belt warning light on. the dealership said it will cost $2600 to replace the parts. this	2 ~ 73000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY dear nhtsa i nearly lost my life 3wks back my car is filled with aftermarket prdt. my cars computer is...	2 ~ 45500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my wife and i live in munich germany where she works for the us government. last wednesday while on the...	2 ~ 70150 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER sunroof spontaneously shattered. no impact or other incident. simply driving on highway 85 in santa clara california. loud explosion sound	2 ~ 650 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 mini cooper sport. while removing groceries from the rear of the vehicle the contact burned...	2 ~ 8200 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS passenger side air bag when a person is sitting in the seat the air bag sensor indicates the air bag	1 ~ 18000 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR passenger side air bag when a person is sitting in the seat the air bag sensor indicates the air bag	1 ~ 18000 miles
EQUIPMENT we took our 2008 mini cooper to a mini dealer because of a warning light and it was diagnosed with...	1 ~ 98000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL my car only has 47 000 miles on it and has the same passenger side airbag issue. it started off...	1 ~ 46000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while driving i noticed the smell of gasoline that became increasingly stronger. after i arrived home i began looking for...	1 ~ 83000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL dear nhtsa i nearly lost my life 3wks back my car is filled with aftermarket prdt. my cars computer is...	1 ~ 51000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES dear nhtsa i nearly lost my life 3wks back my car is filled with aftermarket prdt. my cars computer is...	1 ~ 51000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dear [xxx] i am writing to you in regards to my mini cooper vin# [xxx]. firstly i am aware of...	1 ~ 46000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i was driving around and i began loosing power to my car so i stopped and then i couldn't get...	1 ~ 10000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 mini cooper which was purchased in august 2008. he stated that the vehicle would not...	1 ~ 29335 miles
TIRES yesterday my 23-year daughter experienced a dangerous incident with bursting of the right front wheel tire while driving on the...	1 ~ 11000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2008 mini cooper speedometer is off by approximately 6 miles an hour. so that if i am actually driving...	1 ~ 10000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS passenger airbag disabled light illuminates with fullgrown adult (weighing more than 160 pounds) properly seated while wearing seatbelt. car has...	1 ~ 9007 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2008 bmw mini cooper. while driving approximately 35 mph the transmission monitor light illuminated on the...	1 ~ 539 miles

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