2014 MINI Cooper Coupe: raw data

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vehicle2014 / mini / cooper-coupe
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-07)
complaints33 on file (2014-06-17 → 2025-02-26)
recalls0
investigations0
fars13 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Manual transmission and gear shift failurePOWER TRAIN3 complaints2014-06 → 2019-07mini-cooper-coupe-2014-transmission-gear-shift
  • 10660274 2014 MINI COOPER S HARDTOP MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DROPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL
  • 10598798 GEAR SHIFT COMPLETELY BECAME DETACHED AT SPEED. TWO MAGAZINES HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE
  • 11231603 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BUT CAR STARTED LOSING POWER A FEW WEEKS AGO. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, IT WASN'T A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THESE TRANSMISSIONS CANNOT BE SERVICED. WHAT DO I DO NOW?
Structural recall repair parts unavailableSTRUCTURE4 complaints2015-05 → 2015-07mini-cooper-coupe-2014-recall-parts-delay
  • 10733953 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V815000 (STRUCTURE) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015
  • 10723675 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES
  • 10716741 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V815000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE
Sudden engine stall or loss of power while drivingPOWER TRAIN, ENGINE5 complaints2014-06 → 2023-08mini-cooper-coupe-2014-engine-stall
  • 11537267 The fuse box JBE module has a Quality Assurance problem with a solder connection to the NEC low pressure fuel relay. This is a known issue with BMW/Mini. The car suddenly stalls without warning
  • 10617503 ON TWO OCCASIONS (7/19/14 AND 7/29/14), THE ENGINE CUT-OFF, PUTTING THE CAR IN "ACCESSORY MODE." ON BOTH OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD, AT LOW SPEED
  • 10605086 ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING, THE AUTO START AND STOP FUNCTION SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WHERE I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK & RESTART IT
Oil pressure loss and oil filter/pump housing failurePOWER TRAIN, ENGINE4 complaints2015-01 → 2015-10mini-cooper-coupe-2014-oil-pressure-loss
  • 10783527 THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING (TO ME THAT IS INDICATING LACK OR NO OIL). "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION: DRIVE MODERATELY." AND "DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. SLOW TO A STOP " WARNINGS BOTH CAME ON
  • 10715824 DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, CAR LOST OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY, OIL POURED OUT OF VEHICLE, SMOKING AS WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" AND THEN, "LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE: STOP VEHICLE". DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF A WELDING ON THE OIL PUMP HOUSING
  • 10672090 THIS SECOND TIME, WHICH WAS ON JANUARY 5TH, 2015, MY CAR STARTED TO WARN ME THAT THE "ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW" AND TO STOP MY ENGINE IMMEDIATELY
Electrical fire and wiring failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2015-08 → 2022-07mini-cooper-coupe-2014-electrical-fire
  • 11473561 The contact owns a 2014 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, there was smoke detected from the vehicle. The vehicle caught fire without warning
  • 10758960 I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND WHEN THE PLASTIC IN THE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED AWAY I SAW FLAMES AND CALLED 911. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES FROM THE START TO CALLING 911. THE ENGINE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THIS WAS FROM THE WIRING I BELIEVE
  • 11210887 FOR THE PAST YEAR, ALL EXTERNAL LIGHT WIRING HAS MELTED
Airbag deployment and seatbelt mechanism malfunctionAIR BAGS4 complaints2014-09 → 2018-07mini-cooper-coupe-2014-airbag-seatbelt
  • 11112041 MY INSURANCE HAS ASKED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AS MY VEHICLE'SAIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT AN IMPACT UNDER 5 MPH LEADING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN MY CAR IS FAULTY
  • 10692918 AFTER UNLATCHING THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT, THE BELT FOLD INTO THE RETRACTION MECHANISM SUCH THAT IT GOT STUCK AND COULD NOT BE USED UNTIL IT WAS MANUALLY UNSPOOLED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO
  • 10632960 THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, BUT MY IPOD WAS ON THE SEAT. A "FASTEN SEAT BELT" WARNING WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
332014-06-172025-02-2612ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; POWER TRAIN:8; ENGINE:8; STRUCTURE:4; SUSPENSION:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202413legacy-code0

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). 2014 MINI Cooper Coupe vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2014/mini/cooper-coupe
@misc{wrenchpro_2014_mini_cooper_coupe_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2014 MINI Cooper Coupe},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2014/mini/cooper-coupe}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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