{"id":"2026_mini_cooper","make":"MINI","make_slug":"mini","model":"Cooper","model_slug":"cooper","year":2026,"url":"/mini/cooper/2026/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":49265,"model":"Cooper C 4 Door","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":28,"hwy":39,"comb":32,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":276,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2400,"save_spend":-750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"BMX","modified":"Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2025"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"25V616000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR","mfr":"BMW of North America, LLC","reported":"2025-09-17","owner_notified":"2025-11-13","units":1571,"summary":"BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.","consequence":"A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":3,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",2],["Visibility/Wiper",1],["Visibility",1],["Wheels",1]],"by_year":{"2026":3},"excerpts":[["2026-08-10","Visibility","The contact owns a 2026 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH with the AC unit engaged, the driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s side window shattered. The contact stated that the window was not impacted to cause the window to shatter. The contact stated that the failure had occurred approximately 15 minutes af\u2026"],["2026-07-14","Wheels","I purchased a 2026 Mini Cooper S Convertible in October of 2025. In the following 8 months I replaced 4 tires. Two due to blow-outs from potholes, a third went flat the morning after hitting a bump leaving a parking space due. The 4 incident was related to a bubble which formed on the sidewall of the tire. As the vehic\u2026"],["2026-02-11","Visibility/Wiper","Either closing the moonroof or the wipers activating caused the screen to flicker off and back on. Sustained usage or frequent usage caused the screen to completely deactivate for 10+ minutes and the Driver's HUD to deactivate and retract. During this time, the car was operating on the highway in rain conditions with z\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":32,"ncap":null,"complaints":3},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}