The 2013 MINI Cooper has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 97,933 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2014 MINI Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Clubman John Cooper Works, and 2007-2013 MINI Hardtop 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, and John Cooper Works vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,…
Consequence
An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the sunroof drains, interior footwell area, and FRM and, depending upon the results of the inspection, certain components will be replaced. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18
AIR BAGS
11
1crashes
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
4
ENGINE
4
SEAT BELTS
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
POWER TRAIN
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
Total complaints72
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Thermostat sensor malfunction. Mini coopers all around world had issues with the first generation thermostats and sensors, they created an entirely new system for all new minis with a new thermostat house and different sensor type. Yet they did not recall all the other minis when they don’t even…”
“Error code is 93c3 passenger seat occupancy detector. This seems to be a known problem on almost every mini cooper and should be recalled and replaced. Car barely has 63k miles on it.”
“Error code is 93c3 passenger seat occupancy detector. This seems to be a known problem on almost every mini cooper and should be recalled and replaced. Car barely has 63k miles on it.”
“As per nhtsa there was a recall the replace oc3 seat occupancy mat but I never received recall notice and just passed 10 years with 40k millage and started getting air bag light, dealer is not replacing it under warranty, if they was a recall they should have replaced my seat earlier so that I…”
“As per nhtsa there was a recall the replace oc3 seat occupancy mat but I never received recall notice and just passed 10 years with 40k millage and started getting air bag light, dealer is not replacing it under warranty, if they was a recall they should have replaced my seat earlier so that I…”
“As per nhtsa there was a recall the replace oc3 seat occupancy mat but I never received recall notice and just passed 10 years with 40k millage and started getting air bag light, dealer is not replacing it under warranty, if they was a recall they should have replaced my seat earlier so that I…”
“Passenger occupancy sensor malfunctions all the time and there are hundreds of claims regarding this issue but was never addressed by the manufacturer the same issue prompted a recall in older models but has not been corrected in newer ones”
“Passenger occupancy sensor malfunctions all the time and there are hundreds of claims regarding this issue but was never addressed by the manufacturer the same issue prompted a recall in older models but has not been corrected in newer ones”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 MINI Cooper as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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