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2017 MINI Countryman

Gas

Midsize Cars
7 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 1

Complaints2 fire reported 7

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 28 mpg

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2017 MINI Countryman is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 7 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Cooper Countryman, is EPA-rated at 28 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 7 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

Mini Countryman — photograph via Wikimedia Commons — Mini Countryman · Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Cooper Countryman	Gas	FWD	1.5L 3-cyl turbo	25	33	28	$2,950
Cooper Countryman	Gas	FWD	1.5L 3-cyl turbo	24	33	28	$2,950
Cooper S Countryman	Gas	FWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	23	32	27	$3,050
Cooper Countryman All4	Gas	AWD	1.5L 3-cyl turbo	22	32	26	$3,150
Cooper S Countryman All4	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	22	31	26	$3,150
Cooper Countryman All4	Gas	AWD	1.5L 3-cyl turbo	23	30	25	$3,300
Cooper S Countryman All4	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	21	31	24	$3,400

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 38559, 38560, 38555, 38501, 38562, 38561, 38563.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Cooper Countryman, Cooper Countryman All4	6 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 / LEV-II ULEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman All4	8–9 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30/PZEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	3
Displacement	1.5 L

Engine Output

Horsepower

134 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Seating

Seat rows	2
Seating capacity	5 seats

Driver assistance

Standard: Adaptive cruise control, Anti-lock brakes, Automatic emergency braking, Backup camera, Electronic stability control, Forward collision warning

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: Cooper, Cooper ALL4, Cooper S, Cooper S ALL4). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	169.7 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	71.7 in
Height	61.4 in
Wheelbase	105.1 in
Track, front	62.2 in
Track, rear	62.2 in
Curb weight	3,300–3,510 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	58/42

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 2 configurations: Cooper, Cooper ALL4 4-door SUV. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Fuel System, Gasoline

9,953 vehicles 94% reported repaired built Dec 30, 2016 – Aug 13, 2018

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2019 MINI Cooper Countryman vehicles. These vehicles may be missing a crash protection plate near the high pressure fuel pump, which may result in a fuel leak in the event of a crash. Risk Without the crash protection plate, in the event of a crash, the fuel pump can become damaged, causing a fuel leak and increasing the risk of a fire. Fix MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install a crash protection plate, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on October 22, 2018. Owners will receive a second notification when the repair is available. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 18V557000 reported Aug 23, 2018 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Countryman

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2017 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. MINI publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →MINI’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2017 MINI Countryman, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

7complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 2 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2020: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

Electrical System 2

Engine 1

Unspecified 1

Exterior Lighting 1

Latches/Locks/Linkages 1

Suspension 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

The Air conditioning mixing flap failed. The is a technical bulletin out for this SIM 64 02 21. The mixing flap separated from the heater housing which is located under the dash board. In turn Cold air only coming out of the drivers side vent and not the passenger or rear vents.

Electrical System Feb 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11715641

Grinding noise near the front axis especially during tight corners when parking. Mechanics looked at it and saying the steering gear issue

Steering Sep 30, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11690603

The contacts wife owns a 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman. The contact stated that on multiple occasions, the vehicle stalled while refueling. The contact stated that the vehicle made abnormal sounds while restarting, and often took 30-seconds to start operating normally.

Fuel/Propulsion System at 81,500 miles Mar 31, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11514799

The contact owns a 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side door latch failed to latch as designed. The contact stated that he taped the door closed while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed the failure as a defective latch.

Latches/Locks/Linkages at 82,000 miles Jul 13, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11473740

The contact owns a 2017 Mini Countryman. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle cabin was emitting a smoke odor. The contact stated the rear passenger side taillight malfunction warning message was displayed. The contact mentioned that the socket was melted when he replaced the rear passenger bulb.

Exterior Lighting at 36,000 miles Jan 31, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11449577

The auxiliary cooling radiator was punctured by a foreign object, resulting in leaking coolant and engine overheat. The radiator is located in the lower left side of the bumper, with a large opening and no protection, leaving it susceptible to damage from rocks or even large enough insects while driving.

Engine at 26,475 miles Jul 25, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11341410

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

Source: NHTSA NCAP

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

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 2 filings by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

Term not in NHTSA’s summary · MINI warranty extension 1390900300Evap purge (vent) valve EXT LTD WTY (ELW) 15 YEARS/150,000 miles
10 years or 120,000 miles · MINI warranty extension 2516900100For this vehicle, the automatic transmission limited warranty for the vehicle Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to 10 years/120,000…

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every BMW warranty extension (46) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 12

Most recentmanufacturer date 2025-07-30

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 9 service bulletins, 2 warranty extensions, 1 service campaign

Most often about: Structure, Electrical System, Equipment, Fuel/Propulsion System, Engine.

M010424 Warranty extension
2025-07-30 · Power Train
The automatic transmission limited warranty for the vehicle Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to 10 years/120,000 miles, as determined by the vehicle’s original in-service date, when a gearshift lug repair kit installation procedure is required to be performed to address a displayed Check Control message (CCM) that states P not eng
M010224 Service campaign
2024-10-07 · Fuel/Propulsion System
EVAP PURGE (VENT) VALVE LTD WTY EXT (ELW) 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES
M640116 Service bulletin
2024-01-19 · Structure
Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.
M511616 Service bulletin
2023-11-02 · Structure
Cavity protection applied to underside of the hood is leaking out onto the wheel arch trim and grille.
M610607 Service bulletin
2023-10-25 · Electrical System
MINI electrical systems have continued to develop over the past few years. As a result, the demand on the batteries has increased. Breakdowns due to an empty battery or problems in the vehicles electrical system can have various causes, most of which are not due to the battery itself. For this reason, a battery replacement will permanently eliminate the problem only in the rarest of cases. The
M510715 Service bulletin
2018-05-01 · Structure
PAINT ON THE B-PILLAR IS SCRATCHED/DAMAGED: The paint finish of the door jamb (above the door striker) is scratched due to the inner door cavity window seal.
M610216 Service bulletin
2018-04-01 · Electrical System — Horn
HORN DOES NOT WORK: Horn operation is difficult or impossible.
SIM010415 Service bulletin
2017-06-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling
MINI Engine oil: repair order invoicing procedure - For covered repairs, effective with repair/claim dates on or after August 1, 2017 Warranties will only reimburse in exact quantities - the 1/10 liter "billing part numbers" for the applicable bulk engine oil (tanker or drum) that is needed after the completion of an engine repair (partial or full) or when an "Engine oil" maintenance service tas

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 2.8%

failed emissions

391 initial inspections of 380 vehicles.

Measure	The 2017 Countryman	Every 2017 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	2.8%	3.7%	390
Failed the safety inspection	1.8%	2.1%	391
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.26%	0.25%	391
Miles driven a year	8,524	10,048	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	79,070	93,238	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2017 vehicle” is every 2017 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Countryman by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2027 A^* 0 0 216 mi 2026 B 2 2 212 mi 2025 D 6 19 212 mi 2024 A 0 1 28 mpg 2023 A 0 2 29 mpg 2022 A 0 2 29 mpg 2021 C 2 2 29 mpg 2020 C 2 6 29 mpg 2019 B 2 11 28 mpg 2018 A 1 11 28 mpg 2017 this page A 1 7 28 mpg 2016 A 0 15 29 mpg

Common questions about the 2017 Countryman

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2017 MINI Countryman have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2017 MINI Countryman. The most serious on file is 18V557000, covering Fuel System, Gasoline. 1 of them was filed with no repair available at the time — NHTSA's file records what the manufacturer had in hand on the filing date, not what exists today. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2017 MINI Countryman?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2017 MINI Countryman yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (92/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 MINI Countryman?

Across the 7 EPA-rated configurations of the 2017 MINI Countryman, the best EPA combined figure is 28 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2017 MINI Countryman?

Transport Canada measured it at 169.7 in long, 71.7 in wide (body, without mirrors), 61.4 in tall, on a 105.1 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 3,300–3,510 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2017 MINI Countryman?

Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 MINI Countryman, most often about electrical system, engine, unspecified. Of those, 2 a fire. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2017 MINI Countryman?

The EPA smog rating for the 2017 MINI Countryman runs 6 to 9 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30/PZEV, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30, LEV-II ULEV — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 MINI Countryman?

The manufacturer has filed 12 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2017 MINI Countryman, most often covering structure, electrical system, equipment. The most recent is dated 2025-07-30. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2017 MINI Countryman do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2017 MINI Countryman failed the emissions check on 2.8% of first inspections — lower than the 3.7% for every 2017 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.8% (every 2017 vehicle: 2.1%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	7 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	7 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	1	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	7	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	12	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	9 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

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). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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