Air Bag Related Problems of the 2012 Mini Cooper

Table 1 shows five common air bag related problems of the 2012 Mini Cooper. The number one most common problem is related to the warning light on (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag (three problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Mini Cooper


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2012 Mini Cooper

The Warning Light On problem

Mini Cooper base model with 90k miles has seat belt and air bag warning lights illuminated. Warning lights started intermittently going on and off and now stay illuminated continously when ignition is on. No vehicle accidents or incidents to cause this problem.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

Mini BMW is fully aware of an issue with their oc3 detection mat on the passengers side and offered a extended warranty of 10 years/ 100k miles. This is insufficient coverage for a crucial saftey part and has led to a grey market production of occupancy detection mats "emulators" which   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Passenger occupancy sensor is malfunctioning leading to the passenger airbag being disabled while in motion. A person sitting in the passenger seat triggers the airbag sensor warning and disabling of the airbag.   Read details...


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