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2026 Mini Cooper Recalls & Complaints

The 2026 Mini Cooper has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Mini dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2026 Mini Cooper. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2026 Mini Cooper owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Mini Cooper, describing incidents dated November 22, 2025 to August 6, 2026.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 2 complaints
Visibility/Wiper 2 complaints

Newest complaints

ODI #11755842 · Filed August 10, 2026
The contact owns a 2026 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH with the AC unit engaged, the driver’s side window shattered. The contact stated that the window was not impacted to cause the window to shatter. The contact stated that the failure had occurred…
ODI #11717287 · Filed February 11, 2026
Either closing the moonroof or the wipers activating caused the screen to flicker off and back on. Sustained usage or frequent usage caused the screen to completely deactivate for 10+ minutes and the Driver's HUD to deactivate and retract. During this time, the car was operating on the highway in…

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Damaged Seat Belt Retractor

NHTSA #25V616000 · Seat Belts — Front — Retractor · NHTSA notice

Reported September 17, 2025 · BMW of North America, LLC

Potentially affected: 1,571 vehicles

Repair completion: 91.73% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified November 13, 2025 · Vehicles built through July 22, 2025 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.

Safety consequence

A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2026 Mini Cooper. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2026 Mini Cooper.

Electrical System; Visibility

ODI #11755842

Incident: August 6, 2026 · Filed: August 10, 2026

The contact owns a 2026 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH with the AC unit engaged, the driver’s side window shattered. The contact stated that the window was not impacted to cause the window to shatter. The contact stated that the failure had occurred approximately 15 minutes after the AC unit had been engaged. The contact was able to drive to the nearest BMW dealer. The dealer did not diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,255.

Electrical System; Visibility/Wiper

ODI #11717287

Incident: November 22, 2025 · Filed: February 11, 2026

Either closing the moonroof or the wipers activating caused the screen to flicker off and back on. Sustained usage or frequent usage caused the screen to completely deactivate for 10+ minutes and the Driver's HUD to deactivate and retract. During this time, the car was operating on the highway in rain conditions with zero driver's instrumentation, including speed, navigation, fuel, battery, safety warnings, blinkers, or other indicators. It was unclear if blind spot indicators or driving assistance features were impacted, or if vehicle lights were impacted as no indicators were present in the vehicle. This incident lead to driver anxiety, reduced situational awareness, reduced confidence in the vehicle's safety and operational capability, and reduced safety to other vehicles around the car as it could have led to changes in driver behavior or lane changes due to surprise at vehicle behavior. The problem has been reproduced by the dealership's service station, however the dealership has changed ownership recently and has lost some records. The car has been in dealer service for the past 70 days but the fault is still not understood or remedied. The dealership was made aware of this roughly 60 days ago and is resisting even replacing the vehicle, let alone understanding and remedying the quality issue.

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