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2012 Mini Cooper Countryman

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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53Owner complaints

Model-year median: 29

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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29
201153
201225
2013
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine
27Electrical System
14Power Train
6Air Bags
5Unknown Or Other
5
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
4Seat Belts
4Fuel/propulsion System
3Visibility/wiper
3Electronic Stability Control (esc)
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seats
1Service Brakes
1Steering
1Structure
1Suspension
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

33 reports with mileage · 20 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports8 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 2024
Service Brakes

No warning lights have come on and the car is braking on its own. I try to push the gas and it doesn't want to go. The car has around 42k miles on it. I took it to tom bush mini last week, the said the front axle was leaking some fluid, they ordererd the axle, changed all brake pads, changed the brake fluid and said it was go…

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No warning lights have come on and the car is braking on its own. I try to push the gas and it doesn't want to go. The car has around 42k miles on it. I took it to tom bush mini last week, the said the front axle was leaking some fluid, they ordererd the axle, changed all brake pads, changed the brake fluid and said it was good to go, cost about $2300. Got the car back, doing the same thing. Now they said all calipers need to be replaced and the hydro unit dsc needs to be replaced which will cost around $6400 and they can't get the hyro unit dsc or 2 months. If this was the problem why didn't they know last week? It doesn't seem like the car has enough miles to have such a big issues and no part for 2 months. I don't know what to do.

NHTSA ODI #11621018

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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