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2016 MINI John Cooper Works

Gas
Subcompact Cars
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA0
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
Fuel economybest combined, EPA27 mpg
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The 2016 MINI John Cooper Works is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the John Cooper Works Hardtop, is EPA-rated at 27 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
John Cooper Works HardtopGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo253127$2,850
John Cooper Works HardtopGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233025$3,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 36720, 36721.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Air Bags

6,073 vehicles
ProblemBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper two-door vehicles, 2015-2016 MINI John Cooper Works and MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper four-door vehicles and 2014-2015 BMW i3 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."RiskIn the event of a vehicle crash, an air bag that does not deploy properly increases the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.FixMINI and BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 and BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
NHTSA campaign 15V628000reported Oct 7, 2015BMW of North America, LLC

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

No owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other John Cooper Works model years

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2026 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2025 MINI John Cooper Works

1 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2024 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2023 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2022 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2021 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2020 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2019 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2018 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2017 MINI John Cooper Works

0 recalls · 0 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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