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MINI Cooper steering problems reports by year

232 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on MINI Cooper vehicles. The most reported year is 2005 with 86 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2006 Cooper84%
2005 Cooper8623%
2004 Cooper7125%
2003 Cooper4715%
2002 Cooper2011%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.