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2009 MINI Cooper Clubman air bags problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman26% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Air Bags complaints
26%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I recently purchased a 2009 mini cooper clubman. Within three weeks of taking possession of the car, the airbag warning light activated. Upon a diagnostic test, it was determined that the passenger occupancy sensor was malfunctioning. After discussing this with the mini cooper dealer in my area and…

    filed May 16, 2024

  • The passenger-side airbag is not recognized when a passenger is in the vehicle. Mechanic says this is a known recall for Mini's and has repaired several but my model is not covered under the recall. There has not been an incident or accident to report at this time. I have reached out to Mini and…

    filed Jun 24, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Cooper Clubman years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cooper Clubman518%
2008 Cooper Clubman933%
Cooper Clubman air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.