Total Complaints
4 filings
MINI PACEMAN · model year
4 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2015MINIPACEMAN carries 4 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2015 PACEMAN is structure:body with 1 filings, followed by unknown or other (1) and electrical system (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 9 investigation files overlapping the 2015 PACEMAN. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
4 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
Smitty's & Hank May of Norwalk confirm recall 23V337. Dealer confirms recall symptoms but resorts to word play & deflects symptoms for me to pay for repairs. Car would not start & was towed to Hank May 1st & Smitty's both of Norwalk, CT 06851 subsequently because dealer would not respond. Both service stations confirmed recall 23V337 & directed me to the dealer. Dealer acknowledges water in the car via sunroof & blocked drains they claim they cleared. Dealer recommends battery replacements & wants it done by them for "no problems" by other service stations. Dealer confirms damage of circuit boards but uses alternative names for me to pay. If the shoe fits, if it walks & talks like, then it is. Had to go to dealer in person for an update repeatedly & they offer no loaners. Even google confirms the recall based on the symptoms. If the car starts, windshield wipers don't work & it is not due to the windshield motor but the circuit board motor failure due to the water entered by th
Smitty's & Hank May of Norwalk confirm recall 23V337. Dealer confirms recall symptoms but resorts to word play & deflects symptoms for me to pay for repairs. Car would not start & was towed to Hank May 1st & Smitty's both of Norwalk, CT 06851 subsequently because dealer would not respond. Both service stations confirmed recall 23V337 & directed me to the dealer. Dealer acknowledges water in the car via sunroof & blocked drains they claim they cleared. Dealer recommends battery replacements & wants it done by them for "no problems" by other service stations. Dealer confirms damage of circuit boards but uses alternative names for me to pay. If the shoe fits, if it walks & talks like, then it is. Had to go to dealer in person for an update repeatedly & they offer no loaners. Even google confirms the recall based on the symptoms. If the car starts, windshield wipers don't work & it is not due to the windshield motor but the circuit board motor failure due to the water entered by th
DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT WORK. CAR HAS ONE LOCKED UNABLE TO OPEN AND ONE UNABLE TO CLOSE. SECOND TIME HAVING TO REPLACE THEM IN 3 YEARS (ABOUT 18 MONTHS EACH TIME) VERY UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO DRIVE. HAPPENS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS.
Mileage: 100,000
DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT WORK. CAR HAS ONE LOCKED UNABLE TO OPEN AND ONE UNABLE TO CLOSE. SECOND TIME HAVING TO REPLACE THEM IN 3 YEARS (ABOUT 18 MONTHS EACH TIME) VERY UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO DRIVE. HAPPENS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS.
Mileage: 100,000
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2015 MINI PACEMAN; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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