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2010 MINI Cooper Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
9%of 92 total for the year
Median mileage
63,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2010 MINI Cooper, 9% of the 92 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 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.

“After receiving roadside assistance for a battery issue I was driving home at highway speeds at night when the interior lighting of my dashboard went out and my instrument cluster, turn signals, fog lights, high beams, and windows ceased to function. When I made it home I scanned my vehicle via obd2 and a plethora of codes had appeared almost all related to safety features such as lighting, airbags,dynamic stability control, suspension, ABS, and speed sensing devices. …”

NHTSA complaint #11254014, filed 2019-09, 109,008 miles

“On thursday,july 30, 2015 my husband was headed to work. He was rear ended while he was at a complete stop. He was diagnosed with severe whiplash and has sustained injuries. The insurance company for the person who hit my husband admitted fault immediately. Two vehicle inspections were done by an adjuster. My husband was driving a Mini Cooper and he was rear ended. The adjuster informed him that the vehicle did not have a steel plate. Hence, the impact to the back of his vehicle may have been much greater. …”

NHTSA complaint #10760604, filed 2015-09, 45,274 miles

“My vehicle suddenly stopped in traffic on a city street when I was driving 40 MPH and would not run. No warning lights came on at all. It was very scary. I had it towed to a repair facility who advised that the tensioner that secure the timing chain failed and ruined the engine. In may, I had a water pump failure that I had repaired and I understand there have been lawsuits on both, Mini tells me my vehicle is not part of that lawsuit that only convertibles were covered for that year. They gave me a number to be reimbursed for the pump. I still owe $6k and the car is toast. ;-(”

NHTSA complaint #11032017, filed 2017-10, 63,000 miles

“I was driving the car for a 300 miles trip, never had an issue before. After stopping in san antonio the fans kept running for at least 15min. Stopped at a conveinience store and topped off coolant which wasnt missing any and checked the oil level and added one quart of oil. Taking on the trip to austin tx, the car was running fine at 70mph when my low oil light came on. Ten seconds later pulled to the side and smoke started coming from the engine. Less than a minute later on the side of the road and fire started blazing throughout the car burning all our belongings.”

NHTSA complaint #10763268, filed 2015-09, 61,000 miles

“'death rattle,' a rattling sound that comes from the passenger side of the vehicle. 002d50 dme:super knocking 002d9c dme: knowcksensor, signal car runs rough found super knocking plausiblity faults and rattling from the engine. …”

NHTSA complaint #11112928, filed 2018-07, 75,806 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023229%
2022233%
2019433%
2018225%
201714%
201614%
201547%
201426%
2013511%
2012812%
201167%
201089%
200964%
200833%
200743%
200632%
2005113%
200431%
200341%
200232%
2001117%

Other parts of the 2010 MINI Cooper

Engine
32 complaints
Electrical system
29 complaints
Air bags
21 complaints
Exterior lighting
11 complaints
Engine cooling
8 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Seat belts
5 complaints
Seats
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 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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