2010 MINI Cooper S Convertible Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 10%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,400miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the steering of the 2010 MINI Cooper S Convertible, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,400 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“Mini Cooper S Convertible 2006, less than 40k miles. I was driving for maybe 6 miles and while I was making a left hand turn I felt the steering wheel was not functioning correctly and the car was moving very oddly so I pull over immediately to check what's wrong with the car. Noticing the smoke form the hood before I got out the car and thought my car was over heated. I thought I would just call the roadside service to help. But what had took place next was something I can only imagine from a movie set ....smoke..heavy smoke...flame fire. …”
NHTSA complaint #10358563, filed 2010-10, 39,400 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10040187Mar 1, 2011Bmw: information on the bumper bracket casting failure and replacement.
Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 MINI Cooper S Convertible
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 MINI Cooper S Convertible
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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