AutoUtility currently tracks 7 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2021 MINI Convertible. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (42.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 cites a fire, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 7 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (3 reports • 42.9% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Fuel & Propulsion System (1), Steering System (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2021 MINI Convertible
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Electrical System
Fuel & Propulsion System
Steering System
Air Bags & Restraints
Wheels & Tires
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2021 MINI Convertible
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"No incident occurred. On October 18th we received a high voltage battery recall notice for this car. Apparently there were some thermal events (fires) and BMW has released software to help protect the car from such an event. We have been trying to get in touch with MINI, and just recently found..."
"Digital instrument cluster of electric Mini SE (includes speedometer and battery/range information) turns off without warning while driving and does not turn back on until car is powered down for over half an hour. This has happened more than ten times. Vehicle was inspected by MINI dealer locally..."
"The car completely lost steering in traffic. I brought it back to the Mini dealership, they informed me this is a known issue for Mini Coopers equipped with the click-and-play system, and they needed to re-wire the click-and-play to fix it. However Mini decided this should not be a recall. I..."
"After work, I started the car in a parking lot. Before leaving, a fire started under the hood behind the passenger side headlight. After using the jaws of life to take off the hood, the fire department contained the fire. No injuries. There was extensive damage to the right front. The contents were..."
"On October 4, 2022, the Mini Cooper hardtop 4 door was hit in a head-on collision by a driver who was going at least 40 MPH, possibly more. The car that hit the Cooper was a Toyota Prius. All the Prious' airbags deployed. No airbags deployed on the Mini Cooper hardtop 4 door. None. The Mini Cooper,..."
Complaint History for MINI Convertible
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 MINI Convertible | 53 | 3 | 0 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 MINI Convertible | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 MINI Convertible | 10 | 1 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 MINI Convertible | 2 | 0 | 0 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 MINI Convertible | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 MINI Convertible | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 MINI Convertible Current Page | 7 | 1 | 0 | Current |
| 2022 MINI Convertible | 1 | 0 | 0 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 MINI Convertible | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 MINI Convertible | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 MINI Convertible | 1 | 0 | 1 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 MINI Convertible | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2021 MINI Convertible
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 5 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering NHTSA category: STEERING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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