Window/lock failure on MINI: causes by model and engine

Documented faults, from most to least important

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

- Medium severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Cooper R56Window cable fatigue on the electric windows, with water leaksThe cable in the electric window mechanism fatigues with use on some Cooper R56s and stops the window closing fully, which also encourages water leaks into the door.
- Medium severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Cooper R56FRM module (footwell module) on the Mini Cooper R56 that locks up after a voltage dipGebrauchtwagenberater.de notes that the R56's FRM module reacts badly to voltage dips (a flat battery, jump-starting) and can leave the lights and electric windows uncontrolled.
- Medium severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Countryman R60Electrical faults: window motors, door locks and sunroofAccording to the reports collected by fiches-auto.fr, the Countryman R60 accumulates electrical comfort faults: window motors, door locks, the sunroof mechanism and body control modules, as well as battery drain. The data sheet counts more than a dozen cases.
- Low severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Clubman R55Window regulator failure: windows that do not close fully and let water inAccording to the reports collected by fiches-auto.fr for 2006-2013 Minis, the window regulators fail frequently; on a 2009 Clubman the windows did not close fully and caused water leaks at 82,500 km. There is no known campaign.
- Low severityFrequency: OccasionalMINI Cooper R50Electric window failureAccording to the reports collected by fiches-auto.fr, the electric windows on the Mini R50 have 16 mentions of malfunction. There is no known campaign or technical bulletin.

By MINI model

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Frequently asked questions

Window/lock failure in a MINI: what could it be?

In 4 models from MINI there are 5 documented faults that cause this symptom (window/lock failure). The most important: window cable fatigue on the electric windows, with water leaks, FRM module (footwell module) on the Mini Cooper R56 that locks up after a voltage dip and electrical faults: window motors, door locks and sunroof. Each fault has its own page with the affected years and versions, the cause and how to check for it.

Which MINI models have the most faults with this symptom?

MINI Cooper R56 (2 faults), MINI Cooper R50 (1 fault), MINI Clubman R55 (1 fault) and MINI Countryman R60 (1 fault).