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2025 Mini Countryman Recalls & Complaints

2

open safety recalls on record

Serious

35 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.57 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious24V340000

Air Bags:Side/Window:Thorax

detached armrest can strike a rear seat occupant or prevent the thorax air bag from deploying properly, raises the risk of injury.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will replace the left and right rear side door panels, free of charge. The vehicles have not been sold from dealer inventory and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 MINI Countryman S ALL4 and JCW Countryman ALL4 vehicles. The armrest support bracket on the rear side door panel may be improperly secured, allowing the armrest to detach during an air bag deployment.

Serious24V104000

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

loss of power brake assist can extend the distance required to stop the vehicle.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will replace the integrated brake system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed between June and December 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735.

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2025 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.

Complaint volume

35 this model-year 9 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

4Crashes
0Fires
3Injuries
0Deaths

Across 35 complaints. Severity Index 0.57.

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

Electrical System7 · 20%Unknown Or Other4 · 11%Service Brakes4 · 11%Forward Collision Avoidan…3 · 9%Vehicle Speed Control3 · 9%Service Brakes, Hydraulic2 · 6%Electronic Stability Cont…2 · 6%Forward Collision Avoidan…2 · 6%
  1. Electrical System — 7 reports
  2. Unknown Or Other — 4 reports
  3. Service Brakes — 4 reports
  4. Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings — 3 reports
  5. Vehicle Speed Control — 3 reports
  6. Service Brakes, Hydraulic — 2 reports
  7. Electronic Stability Control (Esc) — 2 reports
  8. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 2 reports
  9. Exterior Lighting — 2 reports
  10. Lane Departure: Warning — 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 (1) · 2017 (2) · 2018 (2) · 2019 (2) · 2020 (2) · 2021 (2) · 2025

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.

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