2009 MINI Cooper problems
Owners have filed 193 complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper with NHTSA. Air bags account for 35.8% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 23.8%.
Complaints193
Crashes2
Fires20
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 35.8% · 69
Engine 23.8% · 46
Electrical system 13.0% · 25
Seat belts 4.1% · 8
Unknown or other 3.1% · 6
Power train 2.6% · 5
Fuel/propulsion system 2.6% · 5
Seats 2.1% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 2 describe a crash, 20 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 10 model years of the MINI Cooper in this data, 2009 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 23 in the last three years against 14 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 67,890 miles.
In owners' own words
SRS warning light on. Intermittent at first. Passenger seat occupancy light on and off intermittently, occupied or not. SRS code reader indicates the problem is the passenger seat occupancy sensor. Mini dealer states the repair is not covered under warrantee. I fear for the safety of my front seat passenger if airbag does not deploy and/or the safety of a smaller child if it does deploy. Air bags
Takata recall: the airbag light came on over a year ago and it says that the passenger air bag is turned off. It will come on and off randomly. I brought it in to the certified independent MINI mechanic in town who said the passenger occupancy sensor is faulty and will need to be replaced. As it is right now, the passenger airbag would not deploy in the case of an accident. Air bags
The contact owns a 2009 MINI Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The south shore MINI Cooper was contacted and diagnosed the air bag sensor mat was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturers was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000....Updated 10/23/17 *bf updated 10/24/2017 Air bags · reported at 17,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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