MINI Recalls 1,500 Vehicles Over Seat Belt Issue

BMW and MINI have issued a recall affecting just over 1,500 vehicles in the U.S., including select 2025–2026 MINI Cooper, Convertible, and Countryman models. The issue stems from front seat belt retractors...

MINI Cooper S Turbo FAQ: What You Need to Know About Failing Turbos

Last week the first letters from MINI USA went out to Cooper S owners extending the warranty on their turbos for 10 years or 120,000 miles. It’s both a generous move by MINI USA and one that was sorely needed. But there’s a lot of conflicting information and plenty of confusion for owners or even would be owners of these MINIs. So we have created the MotoringFile MINI Cooper S Turbo FAQ to bring together all the information in one place to give you a place get your questions answered and some insight into what to worry about and what to not.