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Exterior lightingPart report

2009 MINI Cooper Clubman Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 39 total for the year
Median mileage
5miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman, 3% of the 39 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The socket that goes in the bulb for the headlights are burned on both headlights. The bulbs have been replaced and because of the burned socket that connects to the headlight apparently is unable to send a signal to the bulb and no one seems to know how to fix the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10807103, filed 2015-11, 5 miles

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011317%
2010311%
200913%

Other parts of the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman

Engine
11 complaints
Air bags
10 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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