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2017 MINI Cooper

Gas Compact car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
C
Safety Signal
76 / 100
CSafety Signal · 76 / 100
3Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
28Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
32 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2017 MINI Cooper is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 12 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Cooper Convertible, is EPA-rated at 32 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 28 complaints, most often about exterior lighting.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Cooper ConvertibleGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo283732$2,400
Cooper Hardtop 2 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo283832$2,400
Cooper Hardtop 4 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo283732$2,400
Cooper ConvertibleGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo273630$2,600
Cooper Hardtop 2 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo273630$2,600
Cooper Hardtop 4 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo273630$2,600
Cooper S ConvertibleGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo253328$2,750
Cooper S Hardtop 2 doorGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo253228$2,750
Cooper S Hardtop 4 doorGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo253228$2,750
Cooper S ConvertibleGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233226$3,000
Cooper S Hardtop 2 doorGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233226$3,000
Cooper S Hardtop 4 doorGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233226$3,000

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (3)

Exterior Lighting

high
16,883 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2016-2017 MINI Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman and JCW Clubman vehicles. When the affected vehicles are braking and the turn signals are on, the inner, bumper-mounted, brake light will go out. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Risk: If the brake light does not illuminate when a turn signal is activated, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: MINI will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicle to correct the brake lighting, free of charge. The recall began May 22, 2017. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

NHTSA campaign 17V222000 · reported Mar 31, 2017 · BMW of North America, LLC

Air Bags

high
3,506 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.

Risk: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA campaign 16V914000 · reported Dec 20, 2016 · BMW of North America, LLC

Seat Belts

high
15,455 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Risk: In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA campaign 16V747000 · reported Oct 17, 2016 · BMW of North America, LLC

Owner complaints

28 complaints filed

5 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 2 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2016: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

  • Exterior Lighting — 6
  • Engine — 6
  • Power Train — 6
  • Electrical System — 5
  • Air Bags — 3
“Per dealer, the front passenger door latch cable went bad (documentation available if needed) on a 2017 Mini Cooper S (4-door). Background: there was an episode a few weeks back when I was unable to latch the front passenger door. It just wouldn't latch when you tried to close it - the door would just swing / bounce of…”Jul 22, 2021 · Structure · NHTSA owner report
“THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED IT LUNGED FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ANOTHER TIME IN DRIVEWAY VEH WAS BOUGHT TO A STOP IN OUR DRIVEWAY TO TURN AROUND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE CAR LUNGED INTO A WALL AND THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL BRAKES WERE HEAVILY APPLIED”Nov 13, 2019 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND …”Aug 28, 2019 · Air Bags · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Cooper model years

A

2026 Cooper

1 recalls · 3 complaints

A

2026 Cooper

1 recalls · 3 complaints

D

2025 Cooper

4 recalls · 5 complaints

C

2024 Cooper

2 recalls · 1 complaints

A

2023 Cooper

0 recalls · 7 complaints

A

2022 Cooper

0 recalls · 7 complaints

B

2021 Cooper

2 recalls · 7 complaints

B

2020 Cooper

2 recalls · 7 complaints

B

2019 Cooper

2 recalls · 12 complaints

A

2018 Cooper

0 recalls · 8 complaints

D

2016 Cooper

4 recalls · 41 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 37742, 37753, 37755, 37741, 37752, 37754, 38049, 37817, 37819, 37813, 37818, 37820). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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