TSB M120115 — Mini Service bulletin

M120115 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2011–2013 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. ENGINE MISFIRE DUE TO FAILED IGNITION COIL: The Check Engine or Service Engine Soon (MIL) lamp is on with misfire fault(s) stored in the DME.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years M120115 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under M120115

Document IDFiledType
M120115 July 1, 2018 Service bulletin

What M120115 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M120115?

M120115 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2011–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: ENGINE MISFIRE DUE TO FAILED IGNITION COIL: The Check Engine or Service Engine Soon (MIL) lamp is on with misfire fault(s) stored in the DME.

Which vehicles does M120115 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2011–2013). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB M120115 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M120115 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of M120115?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under M120115, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under M120115. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.