2010 Mini Cooper Clubman

No clear pattern

0% of complaints about the 2010 Mini Cooper Clubman arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2010 vehicle, but with only 45 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is electrical system (15 complaints), typically at 14.1 yr or about 106,059 miles.

Complaints: 45
Median age at failure: 12.5 yr
Median mileage: 78,019 n=23
Crash / fire / tow: 8.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

23V337000 2023-05-11

Electrical system

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2014 MINI Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Clubman John Cooper Works, and 2007-2013 MINI Hardtop 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, and John Cooper Works vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin. The electronic control module

An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system mileage not reported 12.5 yr in service

Engine quits while driving causing an unsafe condition. The car stopped numerous times while on the freeway. It starts back up but stalls again later. There are no check engine lights and the local repair shop indicates that it may be a problem with the Footwell Computer Mudule and specifically the soldering on the Low Pressure Fuel Pump Relay causing it to intermittently fail.

Electrical system mileage not reported 13.7 yr in service

My 2010 Mini Clubman was recalled in May 2023 because of possible corrosion in the electronics in the driverâs side footwell, which could lead to a âthermal eventâ. We are now half way through September 2023, which is 5 months later and Mini says they are still working on a solution. They also havenât issued any advice on whether it is safe to drive the car. Five months is too long to wait for a solution to a potentially dangerous problem. Iâm reporting a complaint because Mini are taking too long to come up with a fix.

Electrical system mileage not reported 14.1 yr in service

RE: Recall Campaign No. 23V-337 It has been roughly half-of-a-year and MINI has not offered a solution. My car lost power while driving and it appears to be related to this issue--that is only my NON-EXPERT opinion. Can NHTSA direct BMW/MIONI to solve this problem, it's is looking like more than $1k to fix their issue. The vehicle is not operational. This situation is unfair.

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2010 Mini Cooper Clubman

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

How to read this