2004 MINI Cooper: raw data
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| vehicle | 2004 / mini / cooper |
|---|---|
| known issues | none published |
| complaints | 529 on file (2004-03-18 → 2025-05-14) |
| recalls | 0 |
| investigations | 2 |
| fars | 32 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code) |
| indexed | yes |
| license | CC BY 4.0 (derived) |
Known Issues clusters all years →
none published for this vehicle
NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →
| count | earliest_date | latest_date | crash_flagged | fire_flagged | top_components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529 | 2004-03-18 | 2025-05-14 | 12 | 14 | STEERING:448; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:34; POWER TRAIN:28; VISIBILITY:19; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:9 |
Recalls all years →
none listed
Investigations all years →
| action_number | status | subject | components | opened | closed | recall_campaign | summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA11005 | closed | Loss of power steering assist | STEERING | 2011-05-04 | 2016-01-05 | 15V660000 | The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) originally opened the investigation of loss of power steering assist in model year (MY) 2004 and 2005 Mini Cooper as Preliminary Evaluation PE10-038.The investigation was upgraded to Engineering Analysis EA11-005 in May, 2011.During EA11-005 the scope was expanded to include MY 2002 and 2003 vehicles that use the same steering system.The subject vehicles now include MY 2002, the first year BMW sold MINI in the U.S., through mid-MY 2005 covering approximately 109,000 vehicles.The subject vehicles use an electrically driven pump to provide hydraulic pres |
| PE10038 | closed | Loss of Power Steering Assist | STEERING | 2010-09-24 | 2011-05-10 | · | ODI has received 339 complaints alleging an unexpected loss of power steering assist while driving the vehicle.When the power steering assist stops working, drivers experienced difficulty in steering and/or controlling the vehicle.According to BMW drivers may experience either a temporary or permanent loss of power steering assist.BMW further advised that a temporary loss of power steering assist may be due to a malfunctioning cooling fan or an under-voltage condition in the power steering system.A permanent loss of power steering assist may be due to an error in the internal electronics, and |
FARS occupant deaths all years →
| crash_years | occupant_deaths | match_type | vpic_recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2024 | 32 | legacy-code | 0 |
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 MINI Cooper vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/mini/cooper
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_mini_cooper_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 MINI Cooper},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/mini/cooper}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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