VehicleVerdict

2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible steering problems

The 2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible has 39 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 54% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

39

Steering complaints

54%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Cooper S Convertible steering complaints by model year39 complaints2005: 39 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 1 complaints2010: 1 complaints
Cooper S Convertible steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE WHEN HE SMELLED WIRES BURNING AND SMOKE, WENT TO PULL OVER AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE POWER STEER PUMPS ELECTRONICS HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE ADJACENT PARTS. UPON CONTACT RAULPH SCHOMP…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · September 27, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible have?

NHTSA has 39 complaints about the 2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible steering — 54% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.