2018 MINI Cooper Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2018 MINI Cooper. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
2
2crashes3injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
1crashes
ENGINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
1crashes
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
1crashes3injuries
TIRES
1
Total complaints10

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“My 2018 mini convertible has 47,000 miles on it. Recently the convertible top stopped retracting and now doesn't fit snuggly when closed. I brought my car into the dealer and they said that a cable broke and gave me a repair quote of $4600-. I sent a msg to mini usa and they called me and said…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-06-25

“Tire size 205/45 r17 pirelli ginturato we were driving from an appt and the low tire air light came on. We got to car x and found the side wall and tread belt on the inside of the tire had came off. Car x didn't have a replacement tire and they switched the bad tire to the back so we would have…”

TIRES · reported 2023-12-30

“Unknown driver side tail light socket. All lights stopped working. Took out the socket and the wiring harness connector burned up”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2023-01-01

“Driving at low speed piercing loud noises came from speakers, buzzing and whining. Noise stayed on with ignition on or off and radio on or off. This occurred two more times on way home. Am waiting for dealer appointment. Have not driven vehicle since.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2022-12-02

“Took car into mini dealer for clunking noise problem. Dealer indicated motor mounts were cracked and needed to be replaced. Another customer at dealer was also having motor mounts replaced. His car was also 4 yrs old with 32k miles on it. Mount replacement was not covered under warranty as the car…”

ENGINE · reported 2021-11-11

“February 21, 2019 I was pulling into a parking space and the brakes temporarily failed. When I pumped them a second time they came to a stop, however by then the car and I had gone over a hedge and side swiped a tree. Bmw north america could not find any warning on march 11, 2019 when they…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2019-02-21

“February 21, 2019 I was pulling into a parking space and the brakes temporarily failed. When I pumped them a second time they came to a stop, however by then the car and I had gone over a hedge and side swiped a tree. Bmw north america could not find any warning on march 11, 2019 when they…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2019-02-21

“My 2018 mini cooper countryman s was involved in a front end collision with another driver who was traveling at approximately 50-60mph. We were traveling approximately 13 mph at time of impact and the front, knee or side air bag(s) did not deploy. I have a video of the accident as a dash cam was…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2018-10-20
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 MINI Cooper as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.