2005 MINI Cooper Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 372 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 111,950miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2005 MINI Cooper, 1% of the 372 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 111,950 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, 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.
“While I was driving on the highway approximately 65 MPH my steering gave out and locked up, almost slamming me into the guard rail. I was fortunate enough to stop before tragedy. Unfortunately I was blocking a lane of traffic until I could force my way of the roadway. The second incident happened as I was turning into my own driveway. The steering locked up again causing me to miss my driveway and crash into the ditch. The other safety issues with my car is the windshield wipers will stop working at random and the reverse and tail lights will fail at random. …”
NHTSA complaint #10524445, filed 2013-07, 95,900 miles“Was driving normally on 4/8/14 , turned normally until I took a slight curve and steering wheel got very stiff & hard to turn from then on . Until now it remains very hard to drive .”
NHTSA complaint #10588292, filed 2014-05, 128,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 17% |
| 2015 | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 4% |
| 2012 | 1 | 2% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 MINI Cooper
276 complaintsAir bags
41 complaintsElectrical system
30 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
25 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsSeats
7 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 MINI Cooper
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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