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2005 MINI Cooper Convertible Seat belts Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 96 total for the year
Median mileage
50,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seat belts of the 2005 MINI Cooper Convertible, 1% of the 96 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 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 passenger air bag sensor activates, saying that there is a passenger in the seat when one is not present. It often reminds this passenger to buckle their seat belt. Other times it is silent but still indicates that the passenger airbag is turned off when there truly is a passenger.”

NHTSA complaint #10470672, filed 2012-08, 50,000 miles

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201618%
200916%
200511%

Other parts of the 2005 MINI Cooper Convertible

Steering
75 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 MINI Cooper Convertible

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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