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2002 MINI Cooper electrical system problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2002 MINI Cooper7% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Electrical System complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Driverside headlight assembly flickers everytime when you turn the key to position 1 with selector on off or auto. Flickers multiple times but doesn'tturn on unless I cycle the key on off until headlight does. This annoyance would reoccur the very next morning. Passenger headlight assembly doesn't…

    filed Feb 26, 2025

  • I purchased the vehicle used with airbag light showing on the speedometer gauge cluster. Searched with vin for recalls but showed 0 unrepaired recalls. Tried clearing the light with my Launch CREADER BMW V2 scan tool. Light flashes a few times and goes away but immediately appears on the…

    filed Feb 26, 2025

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

Electrical System problems in other Cooper years

YearReportsShare
2017 Cooper518%
2016 Cooper829%
2015 Cooper1018%
2014 Cooper824%
2013 Cooper1940%
2012 Cooper2842%
2011 Cooper3644%
2010 Cooper2932%
2009 Cooper2416%
2008 Cooper1110%
2007 Cooper2522%
2006 Cooper105%
Cooper electrical system 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.