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2007 Mini Cooper engine problems

The 2007 Mini Cooper has 41 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

41

Engine complaints

26%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Cooper engine complaints by model year56 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 30 complaints2004: 10 complaints2005: 14 complaints2006: 19 complaints2007: 41 complaints2008: 56 complaints2009: 50 complaints2010: 40 complaints2011: 17 complaints2012: 18 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 10 complaints2015: 15 complaints2016: 10 complaints2017: 6 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Cooper engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CAR STARTED OF FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE BRAKES FAILED AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. HAD TO PULL THE E-BRAKE TO STOP AND BY THIS TIME THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. PASSENGER HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 6, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2007 Mini Cooper have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2007 Mini Cooper engine — 26% 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.