The 2016 MINI Cooper Convertible has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 32,340 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2016-2017 MINI Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman and JCW Clubman vehicles. When the affected vehicles are braking and the turn signals are on, the inner, bumper-mounted, brake light will go out. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…
Consequence
If the brake light does not illuminate when a turn signal is activated, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicle to correct the brake lighting, free of charge. The recall began May 22, 2017. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
SEAT BELTS16V7470002016-10-1715,455 affected
Defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency…
Consequence
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
STEERING15V8870002015-12-302 affected
Defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one model year 2016 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door vehicle manufactured November 24, 2015, and one BMW X1 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) manufactured October, 19 2015. The steering gearbox may have been manufactured with incorrect parts.
Consequence
A gearbox malfunction may cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
BMW will replace the steering gearbox, free of charge. Affected vehicles are located in dealer inventory and will be remedied before customer retail. The recall began on December 28, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Complaints by component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
2injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
EQUIPMENT
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SEAT BELTS
1
STRUCTURE
1
Total complaints15
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The environmental air catalyst (eac) sensor on my 2016 mini failed two years ago when I had only 25,000 miles on the car. (the car now has 30,200 miles on it; I do not drive it very much). Nhtsa worked with mini/bmw several years ago, and mini extended a limited warranty for this sensor to 15…”
“Rear brake lights..it comes with 3 small brake lights ...two on bumper & one on top scoop, all relatively small. The main two are much bigger but are only used for driving lights & turn signal. 'it makes no sense '. This needs to be corrected, right ?”
“Brake pedal at same level as gas pedal at times ( they are close together) my shoe on the brake also hits the gas to excellerate pressing jarred in a panic will stop the car and I will put it in neutral city street or hi-way in motion”
“Drivetrain malfunction light flashes for a few seconds and then goes away. Driving on I-85 s june 5, 2017 warning appeared for a few seconds then disappeared.”
“Base model blue tooth telephone interface without on-board voice control disables phone hands free function (e.g "siri" on iphone) inviting distraction to use phone functions. Common also on similarly equipped bmw models. This was not the case with earlier year models with similar equipment.”
“We purchased this all-new model in march 2016 and have been unable to ascertain a crashworthiness rating through your administration or the iihs. I once assumed that these tests were conducted prior to the public sale of automobiles. How long must a consumer wait for a test to be conducted? The…”
“After my car was involved in an accident I was made aware that the mini vin number indicates that my mini is a 2 door model in most data resources for evaluation purposes. But I have the mini 4 door hardtop model! How could that not be indicated with a 4d instead of the 2d in this models vin #? *tr”
“After my car was involved in an accident I was made aware that the mini vin number indicates that my mini is a 2 door model in most data resources for evaluation purposes. But I have the mini 4 door hardtop model! How could that not be indicated with a 4d instead of the 2d in this models vin #? *tr”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 MINI Cooper Convertible as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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