2013 Mini Cooper Countryman: problems, recalls and reliability

“Tl* the contact owned a 2013 mini cooper countryman. The contact stated that several minutes after the vehicle was parked, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that the fire started at the front of the vehicle. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire but not before the vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was filed, incident number: 2019-006185. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company's lot. Mini of warwick located at 1515 bald hill rd a, warwick, ri 02886, (401) 229-4373, was contacted and informed of the fire as well as the vehicle manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 67000. The vehicle was destroyed.”Owner report · Engine · Dec 2019

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 mini cooper countryman. When the vehicle was started, the passenger side air bag indicator illuminated. The contact called braman motorcars at 561-609-0130 (located at 2901 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, fl 33409) where a diagnostic test was recommended. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 93,186.”Owner report · Air Bags · Nov 2019

“While in motion, passenger seat belt alarm was going off this am with no one in the passenger seat. Also noticed that the passenger air bag signal was not lit.”Owner report · Air Bags · May 2019

“Even after an oil change,in about two or three weeks, I have to add oil to my car, usually about 2 quarts. The check oil symbol illuminates often, my oil level is almost always showing extremely low on the dip stick. I was told by the dealer that my car does not have any leaks and that mini coopers just burn a lot of oil and this is normal. However, I feel that having to add oil to my car every two or 3 weeks is not normal.”Owner report · Unknown Or Other · Apr 2019

“The passenger seat occupancy sensor is faulty. Bmw recalled many bmws and mini coopers for this issue but not the 2013 mini countryman - but it also has this issue. It is all over the internet with vidoes teaching you how to try to bypass it. The light comes on telling you there is an airbag defect and seatbelt light comes on for passenger side. It only makes the sound when someone is in the seat moving around. If no one is in the seat, the lights are still lit but no alarm is sounded. You can simply google this and tons of complaints come up. It happens when you turn on the car.”Owner report · Air Bags · Oct 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 mini cooper countryman. After parking and turning the vehicle off, the front driver and passenger doors would not unlock and the doors could not be opened. After making several attempts to unlock the doors, the contact had to climb to the rear seats to exit through the rear door. The contact replaced a fuse that enabled the front passenger side door to unlock, but the front driver side door remained locked. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 117,000.”Owner report · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Sep 2018

“I get an error that the seat belt is deactivated and the the airbag is off. Ran diagnostic and got code 93bf. This car has never been in an accident and this happened all of a sudden one morning after turning engine on when going to work.”Owner report · Seat Belts · Jan 2018