2014 MINI Cooper Works Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 MINI Cooper Works, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes133.3%
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Powertrain (other)133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
ABS, ACSM CRASH SAFETY CONTROL MODULE, EMERGENCY BRAKE, ACC CRUISE CONTROL, MID LEVEL AND SPORT MODE INOPERABLE ONLY FUNCTIONS IN GREEN MODE WITH SEVERE LIMITATIONS THAN FROM BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. IGNITION, ACCELERATION, TOP SPEED... ALL OF THESE ARE AFFECTED AND MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACSM BUT BECAUSE THE DRIVE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY I BELIEVE IT COULD BE MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE ACSM. I WAS TRAVELING/IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AT 45MPH IN GREEN MODE AND ACC ACTIVATED. I LIVE IN ARKANSAS, THE STREETS ARE WINDING CURVY ROADS JUST LIKE I PREFER MY ASPHALT AND DRIVE TO BE HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS CAUSED THIS MUCH CONCERN AND I HAVE NOT "DUKES OF HAZARD" MY MINI. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR RECEIVED ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
ABS, ACSM CRASH SAFETY CONTROL MODULE, EMERGENCY BRAKE, ACC CRUISE CONTROL, MID LEVEL AND SPORT MODE INOPERABLE ONLY FUNCTIONS IN GREEN MODE WITH SEVERE LIMITATIONS THAN FROM BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. IGNITION, ACCELERATION, TOP SPEED... ALL OF THESE ARE AFFECTED AND MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACSM BUT BECAUSE THE DRIVE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY I BELIEVE IT COULD BE MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE ACSM. I WAS TRAVELING/IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AT 45MPH IN GREEN MODE AND ACC ACTIVATED. I LIVE IN ARKANSAS, THE STREETS ARE WINDING CURVY ROADS JUST LIKE I PREFER MY ASPHALT AND DRIVE TO BE HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS CAUSED THIS MUCH CONCERN AND I HAVE NOT "DUKES OF HAZARD" MY MINI. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR RECEIVED ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
ABS, ACSM CRASH SAFETY CONTROL MODULE, EMERGENCY BRAKE, ACC CRUISE CONTROL, MID LEVEL AND SPORT MODE INOPERABLE ONLY FUNCTIONS IN GREEN MODE WITH SEVERE LIMITATIONS THAN FROM BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. IGNITION, ACCELERATION, TOP SPEED... ALL OF THESE ARE AFFECTED AND MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACSM BUT BECAUSE THE DRIVE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY I BELIEVE IT COULD BE MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE ACSM. I WAS TRAVELING/IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AT 45MPH IN GREEN MODE AND ACC ACTIVATED. I LIVE IN ARKANSAS, THE STREETS ARE WINDING CURVY ROADS JUST LIKE I PREFER MY ASPHALT AND DRIVE TO BE HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS CAUSED THIS MUCH CONCERN AND I HAVE NOT "DUKES OF HAZARD" MY MINI. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR RECEIVED ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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