2013 MINI Cooper Countryman Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 16%of 25 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 84,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2013 MINI Cooper Countryman, 16% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 84,300 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.
“I get an error that the seat belt is deactivated and the the airbag is off. Ran diagnostic and got code 93bf. This car has never been in an accident and this happened all of a sudden one morning after turning engine on when going to work.”
NHTSA complaint #11175720, filed 2019-02, 25,600 miles“While in motion, passenger seat belt alarm was going off this am with no one in the passenger seat. Also noticed that the passenger air bag signal was not lit.”
NHTSA complaint #11209263, filed 2019-05, 84,300 miles“The passenger seat occupancy sensor is faulty. Bmw recalled many bmws and Mini coopers for this issue but not the 2013 Mini countryman - but it also has this issue. It is all over the internet with vidoes teaching you how to try to bypass it. The light comes on telling you there is an airbag defect and seatbelt light comes on for passenger side. It only makes the sound when someone is in the seat moving around. If no one is in the seat, the lights are still lit but no alarm is sounded. You can simply google this and tons of complaints come up. It happens when you turn on the car.”
NHTSA complaint #11270162, filed 2019-10Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 MINI Cooper Countryman
8 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 MINI Cooper Countryman
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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