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Mini COUNTRYMAN

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RecallScore
Critical
2
Fire risk
1
Crash risk
3
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
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All Recalls

3 campaigns
3 recalls 2 critical🔥 1 fire risk💥 3 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
May 15, 2024
868 days ago

Your rear armrest can detach in a crash and hit rear passengers or block chest protection.

Affected: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:THORAX · 2025
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 MINI Countryman S ALL4 and JCW Countryman ALL4 vehicles. The armrest support bracket on the rear side door panel may be improperly secured, allowing the armrest to detach during an air bag deployment.

Consequence

A detached armrest can strike a rear seat occupant or prevent the thorax air bag from deploying properly, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the left and right rear side door panels, free of charge. The vehicles have not been sold from dealer inventory and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Fuel System
Aug 23, 2018
2960 days ago

Your fuel pump can rupture in a crash and cause a fuel leak that catches fire.

Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP · 2019
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2019 MINI Cooper Countryman vehicles. These vehicles may be missing a crash protection plate near the high pressure fuel pump, which may result in a fuel leak in the event of a crash.

Consequence

Without the crash protection plate, in the event of a crash, the fuel pump can become damaged, causing a fuel leak and increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install a crash protection plate, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on October 22, 2018. Owners will receive a second notification when the repair is available. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

Other
Sep 17, 2017
3300 days ago

Your trailer hitch can separate from the vehicle and cause a crash.

Affected: TRAILER HITCHES · 2018
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Curt Manufacturing LLC (Curt) is recalling certain Class 1 trailer hitches, part number 11451, sold for installation on 2016-2018 Mini Cooper Clubman and Countryman vehicles. The vehicles may have inadequate structure points for the trailer hitch mounting, causing the hitch to sag under to certain loads and possibly separate from the vehicle.

Consequence

If the trailer hitch sags or separates from the vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy

Curt will notify owners, and dealers will provide a replacement hitch, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2017. Owners may contact Curt customer service at 1-800-798-0813.

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Full analysis: how to read the Mini COUNTRYMAN recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Mini COUNTRYMAN recall history

The Mini COUNTRYMAN currently has 3 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the COUNTRYMAN in our dataset are fuel system (1), and air bag (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used COUNTRYMAN: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2018–2025, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2017 and 2024. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular COUNTRYMAN is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific COUNTRYMAN has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used COUNTRYMANbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Mini or any U.S. government agency.