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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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WMWRE33413T••••••2004 Mini COOPER S
That is about average for the 2004 Mini COOPER S — 13 complaints per build across 16 builds.
18on this build
206on the model
16builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedSteering 10Visibility 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Suspension 1
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingfireDec 2007
While driving the car to the dealership for service I heard a loud noise and felt a shutter, then a loss of power and smoke to the rear of the car. I turned motor off and coasted to the side of the road to make sure everything was ok. Once stopped, I tried to restart the car.…
SteeringDec 2017
We know of twice that our car's power steering pump failed while in motion. After bmw was finally forced into a recall for the power steering pump failure and we received a notification, we took our car to century bmw in greenville, sc. The service department checked our work…
TiresJul 2012
I have a 2004 mini cooper that had nine month old pirelli eufori run flat tires on all four wheel that is exclusively driven by my wife. I used the car for the first time in several months and noticed abnormal handling on the vehiicle. I took the vehicle to a local tire store to…
Exterior LightingNov 2010
I am the 2nd owner of this 03 mini cooper s since 5/09. I purchased with 12,500 miles. Currently, 32k miles. The xenon low beam headlight, drivers side, frequently does not ignite. The self leveling head light system does not operate properly. The aiming distance is very poor,…
VisibilityNov 2009
2003 mini cooper s. My wiper motor died in a heavy rainstorm, or so I thought. Driving without the wipers in hilo, hi where I live with 140" a year of rain can be deadly when wipers don't work. It is a well documented defect affecting all original 02-06 minis. See here for…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WMWRE33413TD73432 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.