Mini Countryman Reliability
147 NHTSA complaints (2014–2025). Complaint rate: 8.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2016 Mini Countryman. The 2020–2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Mini Countryman Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 23 | 4.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 21 | 9.5% |
| ENGINE | 19 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 9 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 8 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 7 | 28.6% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 | 0.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 6 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014AVOID | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 18 | 0 | 3 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 24 | 2 | 7 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | 3 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 15 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 15 | 1 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 2 | 1 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 28 | 4 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Mini Countrymanaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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