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BrakesPart report

2008 MINI Cooper S Convertible Brakes Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
14%of 7 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2008 MINI Cooper S Convertible, 14% of the 7 complaints for this model year.

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 contact owns a 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v20500 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified about the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The consumer stated the ABS engaged under 10 MPH when the brake was applied. Updated 08/25/15”

NHTSA complaint #10724355, filed 2015-06

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2009111%
2008114%
200626%
200512%

Other parts of the 2008 MINI Cooper S Convertible

Air bags
3 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 MINI Cooper S Convertible

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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