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Mini COOPER SE

Watch2 recall campaigns, verify by VIN.
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Fire risk
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Crash risk
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Injuries
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Deaths
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All Recalls

2 campaigns
2 recalls 1 critical🔥 2 fire risk💥 1 crash risk
Model year
Electrical
Apr 29, 2024
737 days ago

Your high voltage battery can leak water and catch fire while driving or parked.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY · 2024
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2024 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE) vehicles. The high voltage battery housing may not have been sealed properly, allowing water to enter the battery.

Consequence

A high voltage battery with water damage can cause a fire or a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and leak test the high voltage battery, and repair the battery as necessary, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed June 28, 2024. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

Software
Aug 15, 2024
629 days ago

Your high voltage battery can short circuit and catch fire while parked.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE · 2024
FIRE RISK
NHTSA
Summary

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2024 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE) vehicles. Faults may occur in the high voltage battery or high voltage system, resulting in a short circuit.

Consequence

A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Owners are advised that if a warning message is displayed in the vehicle, to park the vehicle outside and away from structures until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will provide a software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 14, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-866-ASK-MINI (1-866-275-6464).

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

Understanding the Mini COOPER SE recall history

The Mini COOPER SE currently has 2 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 category for the COOPER SE in our dataset is electrical (2). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used COOPER SE: 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 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 COOPER SE 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 COOPER SE has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used COOPER SEbefore 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.

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