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2006 MINI Cooper S visibility problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2006 MINI Cooper S6% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Visibility complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Driving home from dealership after purchasing vehicle and the windshield cracked. I thought I was just unlucky and a rock hit the windshield. Now I think there was not a rock involved. Defective windshield. *tr

    filed Jun 27, 2014

  • Plethora of electrical problems. Heated seats are a major concern. They go on and off by themselves, seem haunted. Sometimes, they get so hot they leave burn marks in my legs. I am afraid of an electrical fire. The heated seats get so hot, they left burn marks in my seat. Aisin 6 speed automatic…

    filed Dec 15, 2011

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

Visibility problems in other Cooper S years

YearReportsShare
2008 Cooper S21%
2007 Cooper S31%
2005 Cooper S21%
2004 Cooper S125%
2003 Cooper S3315%
2002 Cooper S22%
Cooper S visibility 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.