2026 Mini Countryman S All4 problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Seat Belts:rear/Other:retractor 2025-10-21 · campaign 25V717000 · 1,024 vehicles
Defect: BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2026 2 Series Gran Coupe, X1, X2, and Mini Countryman S ALL4 vehicles. The housing pin in the rear (left and/or right) seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production, resulting in the retractor not locking the seat belt as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Risk: A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the rear (left and/or right) seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov December 12, 2025.
Seat Belts:front:retractor 2025-09-17 · campaign 25V616000 · 1,571 vehicles
Defect: BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Risk: A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.
Service bulletins (8)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2026-06-11 · M610126 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
during vehicle start-up the secure element (se) of the bcp may fail causing communication errors. thecheck control message “drive carefully. driving stabilisation.” will appear. in addition, the fault memoryentries below will be stored within 40 seconds of each other. acsm: 02010a - coding: coding d
Engine 2026-05-11 · M180126 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tarnishing of the metal (1) on the rear silencer is caused by the heating and cooling of the exhaust.
Electrical System 2026-03-11 · M120126 · Emissions
bmw ag is conducting a voluntary emissions recall (effective march 11, 2026) on certain model year 2025- 2026 mini vehicles that were produced between february 28, 2024, and september 9, 2025. cause due
Electrical System 2025-10-04 · M840425 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
in some situations, an emergency call may be triggered in the vehicle without either the customer pressing the sos call button, or an airbag deployment event. in some cases, the customer may not even be inside the vehicle.
Electrical System 2025-10-04 · M650925 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
while using the mini personal assistant to initiate a phone call to a specific contact, either another contact is dialed, or the mini personal assistant cannot locate the requested contact.
Power Train 2025-09-22 · M340125 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
starting from i-level …24-07-500, it is possible that the automatic hold function is not automatically storedfor the next journey. the function must be activated again by the driver at the beginning of every trip. after asoftware update to …25-03-500 and higher, this occurs more frequently.
Showing the 6 most recent of 8 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-10-10 · Unknown Or Other“on october 10, 2025 at 8:15am my entire moonroof shattered spraying glass over myself, son and dog. this was a sunny morning 37 degrees, no traffic, no cars beside or ahead of me as starting ascent up hill. i immediately checked on everyone, called the bmw dealership and after receiving no answer on service, business and sales turned to travel do…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.