The Lemon Index$6,300 middle bill · most between $5,200 and $6,600
Lower than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 59,000 miles (13 reports).
Mini Cooper owners reported paying a median of $6,300 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $5,200 and $6,600. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5008%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up92%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2007 Mini Cooper4$6,200 middle bill
- 2008 Mini Cooper4$6,200 middle bill
- 2009 Mini Cooper3$5,200 middle bill
- 2010 Mini Cooper2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2007 Mini Cooper41 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
- 2008 Mini Cooper31 complaints name it10% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Mini Cooper reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Mini Cooper owners reported
Power steering pump replacement (44) · Timing chain replacement (37) · Transmission replacement (32) · Turbocharger replacement (8) · Clutch replacement (5) · Timing belt replacement (5) · Water pump replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11192254, 10823750, 10818808, 10817392, 10759867, 10559487, 10514293, 10507494, 10498519, 10470561, 10455272, 10410054 and more.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Mini Cooper?
Mini Cooper owners reported a median of $6,300, and the middle half paid $5,200 to $6,600, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Mini Cooper engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Mini Cooper middle bill of $6,300 is lower than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Mini Cooper repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Mini Cooper years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2007 (41), 2008 (31) Mini Cooper named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.