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2003 MINI Cooper S hesitation / surging reports

12 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2003 MINI Cooper S — roughly 6% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Hesitation / surging reports
6%
share of complaints
70,056 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2003 MINI Cooper S

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2003 MINI Cooper S report before drawing conclusions.