VehicleVerdict

2002 Mini Cooper visibility & wipers problems

The 2002 Mini Cooper has 29 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

29

Visibility & Wipers complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Cooper visibility & wipers complaints by model year29 complaints2002: 29 complaints2003: 25 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 1 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 2 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 3 complaints2015: 3 complaints2017: 2 complaints2020: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Cooper visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I HAVE A JULY 2002 BUILD, MINI COOPER S .TO DATE I HAVE HAD 6 WINDSHIELDS INSTALLED.MOST HAVE SUFFERED STRESS RELATED FAILURE,BUT 2 STARTED AS MINIMAL ROCK STRIKES ,WHICH LATER RESULTED IN LONG (10- 14 INCH) CRACKS.GLASS IS SUB-STANDARD,TOO THIN ,AND TOO SOFT.I DEFINATELY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS LONG…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · December 20, 2003

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2002 Mini Cooper have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2002 Mini Cooper 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.