2016 Mini JCW Paceman 3 HB FWD
Safety Ratings.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
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OUR 2016 MINI COOPER JCW WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE IT FAILED TO STOP, AND, IN FACT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. A PREVIOUS VERSION WE OWNED DID THE SAME THING, SEVERAL YEARS AGO. A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS ACCIDENT, AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA, DESCRIBING A SIMILAR ACCIDENT IN NEW YORK. IN THAT INSTANCE, THE CAR STRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN BY THE ACTOR [XXX] , WHICH WAS WHY IT RECEIVED SO MUCH NATIONAL ATTENTION. OUR VEHICLE SUFFERED $7000 IN DAMAGE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND IT WAS MOVING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF FEET GETTING CAUGHT IN THE PEDALS (WE HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). HAVING HAD TWO SIMILAR ACCIDENTS, I HAVE CONCLUDED THERE IS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE FOOT PEDAL LOCATIONS, OR A PROPENSITY FOR UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. BECAUSE SO FEW OF THESE MINI JCW PERFORMANCE MODELS ARE SOLD, IT?S POSSIBLE THAT THE DATABASE IS INSUFFICIENT TO CAUSE NOTICE. I AM OVER 70, BUT REGULARLY DRIVE A LAMBORGHINI (MY THIRD). MY REFLEXES ARE GOOD, AND I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER OF SPECIALIZED VEHICLES. I KNOW HOW TO STOP A CAR AT 5 MPH, AND IN THIS CASE, I WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. WE KEEP THIS CAR AT OUR FLORIDA HOME, AND IT IS ONLY DRIVEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES A YEAR. THE COINCIDENCE OF THESE EVENTS IS COMPELLING. I ENCOURAGE YOU LOOK INTO IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.