RecallRadar

Home → Mini → Countryman → 2016

2016 Mini Countryman Recalls & Complaints

1

open safety recall on record

Serious

24 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 1.04 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious17E051000

Trailer Hitches

If the trailer hitch sags or separates from the vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Curt will notify owners, and dealers will provide a replacement hitch, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2017. Owners may contact Curt customer service at 1-800-798-0813.

Curt Manufacturing LLC (Curt) is recalling certain Class 1 trailer hitches, part number 11451, sold for installation on 2016-2018 Mini Cooper Clubman and Countryman vehicles. The vehicles may have inadequate structure points for the trailer hitch mounting, causing the hitch to sag under to certain loads and possibly separate from the vehicle.

Complaint volume

24 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

2Crashes
7Fires
0Injuries
0Deaths

Across 24 complaints. Severity Index 1.04.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Engine4 · 17%Air Bags3 · 13%Unknown Or Other3 · 13%Electrical System3 · 13%Structure · Body2 · 8%Steering2 · 8%Seat Belts2 · 8%Power Train2 · 8%
  1. Engine — 4 reports
  2. Air Bags — 3 reports
  3. Unknown Or Other — 3 reports
  4. Electrical System — 3 reports
  5. Structure:Body — 2 reports
  6. Steering — 2 reports
  7. Seat Belts — 2 reports
  8. Power Train — 2 reports
  9. Electrical System:Ignition — 1 reports
  10. Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 (2) · 2018 (2) · 2019 (2) · 2020 (2) · 2021 (2) · 2025 (2)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

From the same data desk

Independent sites, same maintainer, same open-data standards.

TireFit
Is that tyre actually right for your car?
2,808 fitment guides
FuelFacts
What that trip really costs in fuel
Live consumption data
CostCompare
What things cost, city by city
2,123 comparisons