2009 Mini Cooper airbags problems
The 2009 Mini Cooper has 69 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 36% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
69
Airbags complaints
36%
Share of year
0
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Airbags complaints by year
What owners report
“I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 16 (A STRAIGHT A WAY 2 LANE HWY) TOWARDS WOODLAND WHEN THE DISPLAY SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE WATER ICON AND I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER MY HOOD, SO I PULLED OVER AND SAT THERE THINKING MAYBE MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. A TRUCK COMING BEHIND ME WENT BY HONKING THEIR HORN…”
Common questions
How many airbags complaints does the 2009 Mini Cooper have?
NHTSA has 69 complaints about the 2009 Mini Cooper airbags — 36% 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.