EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
If the brake light does not illuminate when a turn signal is activated, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
3 safety recall campaigns, 15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
If the brake light does not illuminate when a turn signal is activated, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
A gearbox malfunction may cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
Two 2016 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.