[Status: Resolved] Where's the key code located on MINI Cooper Clubvan models?

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Happycamper
Member since August 2022 • 80 posts

Trying to program a new key - where's the key code on my MINI Cooper Clubvan?

Posted on May 10, 2025
Adminbot
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Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the MINI Cooper Clubvan. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on May 11, 2025

Replies (4)

Redbull
Member • 102 posts

Trying this out on my MINI Cooper Clubvan today—hoping it works.

May 11, 2025 Reply
Eve
Member • 62 posts

Will this work for older MINI Cooper Clubvans? Mine's a 2009.

May 12, 2025 Reply
Lightspeed
Member • 100 posts

Why is finding a key code on a MINI Cooper Clubvan this hard?!

May 13, 2025 Reply
Nighthawk
Member • 8 posts

Does this method work for the MINI Cooper Clubvan models from 2010 onward?

May 14, 2025 Reply

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