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MINI Cooper OBD port location

Two generations, 2001–2013. Pick yours.

2007–2013

R56

Illustration — use it to know where to look.

Location

LHD (all US cars): driver's footwell, on the underside of the lower dash panel to the left of the pedal box, directly above the footrest (dead pedal) and below the knee bolster. The 16-pin socket faces down; your left foot will knock anything plugged into it, so use a short extension lead for long jobs. Same position on Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works hatch, and on the R55 Clubman and R57 Convertible.

How to access

Pre-facelift cars (built to about mid-2010) have a small push-on plastic cap over the socket (it has three contacts inside and is not a hinged flap): pull it straight off by hand, no tools. Facelift (LCI) cars from mid-2010 have no cap and the socket is exposed.

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2001–2006

R50/R53

Illustration — use it to know where to look.

Location

Driver side, under the dashboard in the footwell. Behind a rectangular flap labelled 'OBD' near the fuse panel, above the fusebox.

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  • KeysRemote head key
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  • Programming procedureSubscribers
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Questions

MINI Cooper OBD questions

R56 (2007–2013): LHD (all US cars): driver's footwell, on the underside of the lower dash panel to the left of the pedal box, directly above the footrest (dead pedal) and below the knee bolster. R50/R53 (2001–2006): Driver side, under the dashboard in the footwell.

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