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2003 Mini Cooper S visibility & wipers problems

The 2003 Mini Cooper S has 33 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

33

Visibility & Wipers complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Cooper S visibility & wipers complaints by model year33 complaints2002: 2 complaints2003: 33 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 11 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 2 complaints2014: 1 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 1 complaints2024: 1 complaints
Cooper S visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

BMW MINI COOPERS HAVE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS THAT CRACK REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. THE GLASS CRACKS DUE TO STRESS OR TEMP. CHANGES. NOT RELATED TO STONE IMPACTS. CHECK OUT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING THREAD ON THE MINI2.COM WEB SITE. WE ARE ON OUR 2ND WINDSHIELD IN TWO WEEKS. BMW IS COVERING…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · April 2, 2004

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2003 Mini Cooper S have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2003 Mini Cooper S visibility & wipers — 13% 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.