The Lemon Index$1,400 middle bill · most between $975 and $2,800
Lower than the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 46 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 63,000 miles (6 reports).
Mini Cooper owners reported paying a median of $1,400 for a turbocharger replacement, with the middle half of bills between $975 and $2,800. That's from 8 owner reports (8 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00025%
- $1,000–$2,50050%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up25%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2007 Mini Cooper1too few for a middle
- 2008 Mini Cooper4$1,500 middle bill
- 2009 Mini Cooper3$1,500 middle bill
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
- 2008 Mini Cooper33 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
- 2009 Mini Cooper25 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2007 Mini Cooper23 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a turbocharger. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0299 P0234. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Mini Cooper reliability by year
- Turbocharger 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) · Engine replacement (13) · 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): 10680105, 10672011, 10629404, 10568904, 10563331, 10538166, 10515850, 10448887.
Quick answers
How much does turbocharger replacement cost on a Mini Cooper?
Mini Cooper owners reported a median of $1,400, and the middle half paid $975 to $2,800, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Mini Cooper turbocharger replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Mini Cooper middle bill of $1,400 is lower than the $3,000 owners of all 46 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Mini Cooper repair costs come from?
From 8 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 2008 (33), 2009 (25), 2007 (23) 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.