Our reliability stats for the standard-sized Coopers now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 Cooper: 7, low
2012 Cooper: 75, high -- thermostat and temp sensor, a common problem earlier in previous model years
2011 Cooper: 44, moderate
2010 Cooper: 38, low
2009 Cooper: 48, moderate
2008 Cooper Hatchback and Clubman: 38, low
2007 Cooper Hatchback and Clubman: 79, moderate, small sample size
2006 Cooper: 76, moderate
2005 Cooper: 56, low
2004 Cooper: 111, high, very small sample size and likely inaccurate
2003 Cooper: 67, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Cooper: 62, < 1
2009 Cooper: 76, < 1

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

For a deeper dive, including the stats for other cars and repair descriptions, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We've updated our reliability stats for the standard-sized Minis to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 Minis: 6, low
2012 Minis: 72, high
2011 Minis: 37, moderate
2010 Minis: 58, moderate
2009 Minis: 47, moderate
2008 Minis: 52, moderate
2007 Minis: 77, moderate, small sample size
2006 Minis: 80, moderate
2005 Minis: 65, moderate
2004 Minis: 83, moderate, very small sample size
2003 Minis: 82, moderate

Quite consistent this time around, except for the 2012 (blame the thermostat / temp sensor for that year) and the 2013 (which has been great so far).

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Minis: 93, < 1
2011 Minis: 71, 4
2010 Minis: 52, < 1
2009 Minis: 75, < 1

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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I'll try to remember to sign up when I get back home. Have a couple other vehicles that might be usable as well.

 

Did you remember?

We cover any model we receive enough data on, the more the better.

 

heh I was literally on the plane back when you posted this. I have the link open now, will see what I can add.

 

We've updated our reliability stats for the standard-sized MINIs to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 MINI: 14, low
2012 MINI: 78, high
2011 MINI: 44, moderate
2010 MINI: 54, moderate
2009 MINI: 61, moderate
2008 MINI: 71, moderate
2007 MINI: 95, high, small sample size
2006 MINI: 79, moderate
2005 MINI: 59, low
2004 MINI: 81, moderate, very small sample size
2003 MINI: 73, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 MINI: 85, < 1
2011 MINI: 63, 4
2010 MINI: 58, < 1
2009 MINI: 62, < 1

To view the repairs behind these numbers, check the stats for other cars, and sign up to help improve this information (next update in February):

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We've updated our reliability stats for the standard-sized Minis to include owner experiences through the end of 2014. Plus we've added reliability trends graphs. These indicate how a model's reliability has changed as it has aged, and how different model years performed when the same age.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 Mini: 26, low
2012 Mini: 72, high, high due to a common problem with the thermostat / temperature sensor
2011 Mini: 53, moderate
2010 Mini: 50, moderate
2009 Mini: 56, moderate
2008 Mini: 62, moderate
2007 Mini: 70, moderate
2006 Mini: 82, moderate
2005 Mini: 59, low
2004 Mini: 98, moderate, very small sample size
2003 Mini: 55, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Mini: 70, < 1
2011 Mini: 58, < 1
2010 Mini: 61, < 1
2009 Mini: 64, < 1

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. Especially need more 2014s and 2015s. Have people been buying these?

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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To view the new graphs, select "reliability trends" in the breadcrumbs at the top of the page.

 

Our reliability stats for the standard-sized Minis now include owner experiences through March 31, 2015. (Others are nearly a year behind.)

In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 and 2015 Hardtop: 30, moderate, small sample size
2013 Minis: 34, moderate
2012 Minis: 56, moderate
2011 Minis: 77, high
2010 Minis: 48, moderate
2009 Minis: 54, moderate
2008 Minis: 65, moderate
2007 Minis: 87, moderate
2006 Minis: 60, low
2005 Minis: 80, moderate
2004 Minis: 91, moderate, very small sample size
2003 Minis: 88, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 standard-sized Minis: 68, < 1
2011 standard-sized Minis: 49, 7
2010 standard-sized Minis: 63, < 1
2009 standard-sized Minis: 65, 3

Next updates in August and in November.

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TrueDelta's reliability stats for the Hardtop (and related Minis) now cover the year ending June 30, 2015. (Others are over a year behind, and so report how these cars were doing when a year younger.)

Repair trips per 100 cars:

2014-2015 Hardtop: 31, moderate -- decent start for the F56
2013 Hardtop: 39, moderate
2012 Hardtop: 42, moderate
2011 Hardtop: 57, moderate
2010 Hardtop: 38, low
2009 Hardtop: 55, moderate
2008 Hardtop: 64, moderate
2007 Hardtop: 102, high
2006 Hardtop: 61, low
2005 Hardtop: 68, low
2004 Hardtop: 101, moderate, very small sample size
2003 Hardtop: 79, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the

past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Hardtop: 70, < 1
2011 Hardtop: 62, 4
2009 Hardtop: 56, < 1

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TrueDelta's reliability stats for the Hardtop (and other standard-sized MINIs, for years other than 2014-2015) now include owner experiences through September 30, 2015.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014-2015 Hardtop: 23, low
2013 Hardtop: 42, moderate
2012 Hardtop: 34, low
2011 Hardtop: 67, moderate
2010 Hardtop: 43, low
2009 Hardtop: 55, moderate
2008 Hardtop: 44, low
2007 Hardtop: 85, moderate
2006 Hardtop: 70, moderate
2005 Hardtop: 76, moderate
2004 Hardtop: 97, moderate, very small sample size
2003 Hardtop: 95, moderate, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Hardtop: 65, < 1
2009 Hardtop: 55, < 1

We'll have further updates in February and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Hardtop and other standard-sized Minis (combined in the stats below) to include owner experiences through the end of 2015, about eight months ahead of other sources.

In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year--lower is better:

2014-2015 Mini: 41, moderate
2013 Mini: 38, moderate
2012 Mini: 41, moderate
2011 Mini: 60, moderate
2010 Mini: 67, moderate
2009 Mini: 50, moderate
2008 Mini: 57, moderate
2007 Mini: 102, high, small sample size
2006 Mini: 66, moderate
2005 Mini: 76, moderate
2004 Mini: 120, high, very small sample size
2003 Mini: 98, moderate, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Mini: 67, 2
2009 Mini: 60, 4

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We've updated our reliability stats for standard-sized Minis to include owner experiences through March 31, 2016, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2015 Mini: 40, high
2013 Mini: 38, moderate
2012 Mini: 39, moderate
2011 Mini: 47, moderate
2010 Mini: 67, moderate
2009 Mini: 56, moderate
2008 Mini: 81, moderate
2007 Mini: 99, high, small sample size
2006 Mini: 76, moderate
2005 Mini: 65, moderate
2004 Mini: 127, high, very small sample size
2003 Mini: 57, low, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2015 Mini: 70, 4
2013 Mini: 67, < 1
2009 Mini: 56, < 1

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

For a deeper dive, including the stats for other cars and repair descriptions, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Mini Hardtop reliability ratings and comparisons

 

You know, this is interesting, because although my car has been to shop often in the past 6 months, it has not once left me stranded, I simply had things done as preventative. And I the car has not missed a beat.

 

"Hasn't left me stranded" is a low bar to clear for a 2015. Very few cars strand their owners during the warranty period.

I should dig into our data for some actual stats. Until I do that, my gut sense is that the components most likely to require a tow are the alternator and starter. And the most common expensive item is the transmission.

 

We've updated our reliability stats for the standard-sized Minis to include owner experiences through June 30, 2016. Reliability information elsewhere is based on a survey conducted in April 2015--well over a year ago.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014-2015 Hardtop: 40, high
2013 standard-sized Minis: 31, moderate
2012 standard-sized Minis: 52, moderate
2011 standard-sized Minis: 72, high
2010 standard-sized Minis: 59, moderate
2009 standard-sized Minis: 56, moderate
2008 Hardtop: 80, moderate
2007 Hardtop: 75, moderate, small sample size
2006 standard-sized Minis: 77, moderate
2005 standard-sized Minis: 76, moderate
2004 standard-sized Minis: 99, moderate, very small sample size
2003 standard-sized Minis: 63, low, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014-2015 Hardtop: 75, 3
2013 standard-sized Minis: 73, < 1
2009 standard-sized Minis: 60, < 1

We'll have further updates in November and next February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We've updated our reliability stats for the MINI to include owner experiences through September 30, 2016.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year (lower is better):

2016 MINI: 39, high, very small sample size
2014-2015 MINI: 41, high
2013 MINI: 30, moderate
2012 MINI: 63, high
2011 MINI: 73, high
2010 MINI: 66, moderate
2009 MINI: 65, moderate
2008 MINI: 87, moderate, small sample size
2007 MINI: 69, moderate, very small sample size
2006 MINI: 68, moderate
2005 MINI: 88, moderate, small sample size
2004 MINI: 109, moderate, very small sample size
2003 MINI: 73, low, small sample size
2002 MINI: 73, low, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014-2015 MINI: 80, 3
2013 MINI: 69, 3
2009 MINI: 55, 8

Additional participants always helpful, especially for years without stats or with small sample sizes.

For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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