Seat belts MINI: problems by model and engine

Documented faults, from most to least important

Severity × frequency. Below each one, the MINI models it appears in.

- Critical severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Cooper J01Seatbelts badly manufactured with reduced restraint (2025 cars)In October 2025 MINI recalled 6,331 Coopers and Countryman models built between 18 June and 25 August 2025 because the seatbelts were not manufactured correctly. In a collision, their restraining function may be reduced and the risk of injury increased.
- Critical severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Countryman U25Seatbelts badly manufactured and rear-row sensors that can fail (two 2025 recalls)In 2025 MINI recalled the Countryman's seatbelts twice: in October for seatbelts not manufactured correctly, with reduced restraint in a crash (cars built from June to August), and in December for the rear-row belts, whose sensors can fail (cars built between 5 August and 23 September).
- High severityFrequency: RareMINI Cooper F55Gas generator in the seatbelt retractor of the five-door Mini Cooper (recall of 2022)In 2022 an alert was issued that the micro gas generator in the seatbelt retractors of some five-door Mini Coopers built between January and March 2022 may not meet specification, with a risk of the belt restraining less effectively and of sparks being produced.

By MINI model

Open yours to see only the faults that affect it, by engine and by year.

Frequently asked questions

What faults with seat belts do MINI cars have?

In 3 models from MINI there are 3 documented faults with seat belts. The most important: seatbelts badly manufactured with reduced restraint (2025 cars), seatbelts badly manufactured and rear-row sensors that can fail (two 2025 recalls) and gas generator in the seatbelt retractor of the five-door Mini Cooper (recall of 2022). Each fault has its own page with the affected years and versions, the symptoms and the repair cost.

Which MINI models have the most problems with seat belts?

MINI Cooper F55 (1 fault), MINI Cooper J01 (1 fault) and MINI Countryman U25 (1 fault).