10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,206 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2008 Mini Cooper:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

« Read the previous 20 complaints

problem #3

Oct 022009

Cooper

  • 38,000 miles
2008 MINICooper S spontaneous engine fire 10/02. I had just returned home from work and I had driven the car for about 45mins and then 10mins after shutting the car down a fire had started in the engine compartment.

- Santa Paula, CA, USA

Add Complaint
problem #2

Jan 242009

Cooper

  • 100 miles
My 2008 MINICooper S has a terrible rattling noise occasionally during startup. The problem can be reproduced 100% of the time under the following conditions: - start car for short period of time (back out of garage / wash car) - restart car for short period of time (move into garage) - leave car for 8 or more hours - restart and drive away. For the first 2 minutes there's a terrible rattling sound.

- North Vancouver, 00, USA

Add Complaint
problem #1

Oct 012008

Cooper

  • miles
Engine compartment of 08 MINICooper S gets so hot it has melt the hood scoop. My hood scooping is bowing down and the car has 2700 miles on it. I suggest a recall and a heat shield to resolve this issue. Too many complaints on the forums.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

Add Complaint