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2019 MINI Cooper

Gas Compact car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
12Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
32 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2019 MINI Cooper is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 12 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Cooper Hardtop 2 door, is EPA-rated at 32 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 12 complaints, most often about steering.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Cooper Hardtop 2 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo283832$2,400
Cooper ConvertibleGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo283731$2,500
Cooper Hardtop 4 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo283731$2,500
Cooper ConvertibleGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo273530$2,600
Cooper Hardtop 2 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo273530$2,600
Cooper Hardtop 4 doorGasFWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo273530$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 (2)

Steering

high
32 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 BMW X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2019 X2 xDrive28i, MINI Cooper S Convertible, Countryman, and John Cooper Works Countryman vehicles. The steering gear tie rod may have been assembled incorrectly, which may result in excessive wear of the tie rod end, eventually causing it to break.

Risk: A broken steering tie rod would lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the tie rods and ball joints as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

NHTSA campaign 19V601000 · reported Aug 14, 2019 · BMW of North America, LLC

Engine And Engine Cooling

high
5,309 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall. On September 12, 2018, BMW expanded the recall to a total of 5,309 vehicles including certain 2018-2019 BMW 540d xDrive, 230i M240i, M240i xDrive, X2 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 330i, 330i xDrive, 340i, 340i xDrive, 330i xDrive Gran Turismo, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, 530e, 530e xDrive, 640i xDrive Gran Turismo, 330e, 2019 430i Gran Coupe, 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, 440i Gran Coupe, 440

Risk: A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA campaign 18V465000 · reported Jul 11, 2018 · BMW of North America, LLC

Owner complaints

12 complaints filed

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

Filed by year — 2018: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

  • Steering — 4
  • Unknown Or Other — 4
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc) — 2
  • Power Train — 2
  • Electrical System — 2
“Certain 2019 MINI and BMW models are equipped with older evaporators that are not lined correctly to prevent aluminum corrosion from the new R-1234yf refrigerant, causing premature leaks of the refrigerant into the cabin while driving. Exposure to the refrigerant can cause severe irritations including dizziness, sudden…”Feb 17, 2026 · Structure · NHTSA owner report
“I’ve been experiencing headaches, dizziness, and sudden tearing episodes while driving and the tearing only happens while driving my MINI. A few of these episodes have occurred on the highway, the painful eye irritation and crazy tearing made it very difficult to keep my eyes open, which has been super dangerous. I f…”Sep 19, 2025 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“my vehicle only has 23000 how is it that vehicle with low miles and 5 yrs old and there telling me that engine mounts are cracked what mini cooper said was that the reason why is because there made out of plastic . how can this be legal what holds the engine in place made from plastic ? i think this need to be investig…”Apr 17, 2024 · Engine · 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

A

2018 Cooper

0 recalls · 8 complaints

C

2017 Cooper

3 recalls · 28 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 39974, 39964, 39976, 39963, 39973, 39975, 39965, 39977, 39979, 39966, 39978, 39980). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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