TSB M120817 — Mini Service bulletin

M120817 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2002–2005 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. W10 ENGINE: EMS2K - COMPREHENSIVE COMPONENT OBD READINESS MONITOR NOT COMPLETED: An affected vehicle fails to pass a state Inspection and Emission (I/M) test due to the ÒComprehensive ComponentÓ OBD readiness monitor status is Ònot complete,Ó or it fails complete after…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years M120817 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Every document filed under M120817

Document IDFiledType
M120817 May 1, 2018 Service bulletin

What M120817 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M120817?

M120817 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2002–2005 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: W10 ENGINE: EMS2K - COMPREHENSIVE COMPONENT OBD READINESS MONITOR NOT COMPLETED: An affected vehicle fails to pass a state Inspection and Emission (I/M) test due to the ÒComprehensive ComponentÓ OBD readiness monitor status is Ònot complete,Ó or it fails complete after…

Which vehicles does M120817 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2002–2005). 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 M120817 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M120817 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 M120817?

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 M120817, 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 M120817. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.