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Seat beltsPart report

2012 MINI Cooper Seat belts Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
3%of 66 total for the year
Median mileage
59,236miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 2012 MINI Cooper, 3% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,236 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.

“Mini Cooper base model with 90k miles has seat belt and air bag warning lights illuminated. Warning lights started intermittently going on and off and now stay illuminated continously when ignition is on. No vehicle accidents or incidents to cause this problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11377428, filed 2020-12, 90,000 miles

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022117%
201727%
201614%
201426%
201349%
201223%
201134%
201055%
200985%
200833%
200787%
200653%
200510%

Other parts of the 2012 MINI Cooper

Electrical system
28 complaints
Engine
17 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Seats
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 MINI Cooper

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology