The 2016 MINI Cooper has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 6,073 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS15V6280002015-10-076,073 affected
Defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper two-door vehicles, 2015-2016 MINI John Cooper Works and MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper four-door vehicles and 2014-2015 BMW i3 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy…
Consequence
In the event of a vehicle crash, an air bag that does not deploy properly increases the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.
Remedy
MINI and BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 and BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
8
POWER TRAIN
6
AIR BAGS
2
2crashes3injuries
EQUIPMENT
1
1injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
SEAT BELTS
1
1crashes2injuries
SEATS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints43
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“2015 and 2016 hard top mini coopers, standard (f55) are prone to their environmental air catalyst sensor breaking, causing a check engine light and emissions issues. The remedy is replacing the entire radiator. This occurred on my vehicle at only 40,000 miles. Mini is aware of the issue, but only…”
“2015 and 2016 hard top mini coopers, standard (f55) are prone to their environmental air catalyst sensor breaking, causing a check engine light and emissions issues. The remedy is replacing the entire radiator. This occurred on my vehicle at only 40,000 miles. Mini is aware of the issue, but only…”
“The malfunction indicator lamp light is on (mil) with the following fault code stored in the dme: fault code control module fault code text 1b8302 dme lin bus, communication (eac sensor): missing problem verified. Don't know if car will quit on the highway. Mini recall for exact problem and…”
“The malfunction indicator lamp light is on (mil) with the following fault code stored in the dme: fault code control module fault code text 1b8302 dme lin bus, communication (eac sensor): missing problem verified. Don't know if car will quit on the highway. Mini recall for exact problem and…”
“The rear brake lights and rear signal indicator lights keep going in and out arbitrarily. It's dangerous because it will work fine and then just randomly stop working and then work again. People can't tell if I'm stopping or turning when this randomly occurs. This is currently not a recall on my…”
“The rear brake lights and rear signal indicator lights keep going in and out arbitrarily. It's dangerous because it will work fine and then just randomly stop working and then work again. People can't tell if I'm stopping or turning when this randomly occurs. This is currently not a recall on my…”
“The rear brake lights and rear signal indicator lights keep going in and out arbitrarily. It's dangerous because it will work fine and then just randomly stop working and then work again. People can't tell if I'm stopping or turning when this randomly occurs. This is currently not a recall on my…”
“Drivetrain error occurred. I pulled codes and found p0015. I added oil, cleared code. The next day the drivetrain error popped back up. Pulled codes and found p0366. I took the vehicle to mechanic for diagnostics and to find the issue. They found faults: 130f11 and 120408. When replacing engine…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 MINI Cooper as of
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