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Chart based on 23 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Door sills trim peeling up. Replaced both door sills. Hood scoop replace due to warping from heat. Vanity mirror cover on sun visor broke off. Had to replace replace sun visor since it is all one unit.
Dealer replaced both left and right door sill trim pieces which were lifting up. Repair covered under warranty.
16700 mi
Replaced a distorted hood scoop due to excessive heat from the turbo.
19000 mi
warped intake grille ...new parts on order.
32000 mi
Loud whining when starting - Cam Chain Tensioner replaced. Dash had many rattels at 1500-2000rpm in all gears everytime you run it through the gears. Had to go back 2 times to get it right.
36000 mi
Rattle in dash...worked on but still present in every gear at 2000rpm.
49200 mi
more rattle in the dash
40000 mi
US $200
Multiple rattles in the dash.
51000 mi
Sunroof misalignment - corrected under warrenty. Dash squeaks, attempted correction.
29700 mi
Headlight washer cover fell off. Was replaced under warranty.
33000 mi
Hood scoop had melted and deformed. dealer replaced it with a new one.
Club door intermittently will not open. MINI could not duplicate. Rattle coming from CD compartment area. Replaced CD carrier and shelf.
14871 mi
3rd brake light trapping moisture. Replaced seal.
25695 mi
Club door intermittently will not open. I was able to duplicate in the service bay. Aligned door, replaced lever, replaced cable assembly, and lubricated. Squeaks in dash and tachometer fixed. Felt lining added in places for dash; tachometer replaced.
37601 mi
Door lock buttons rattle when in unlocked position. Insulated w/ felt Door sill strips separating from sill; both replaced. Rear weatherstripping on barn doors delaminating. Both replaced.
48297 mi
Rattle in Tachometer (replaced once already 6/23/2010.) Replaced again. Driver side seat bolster left side ripped. Replaced seat bottom cover. Gap below secret compartment above glovebox. Fixed once already, same fit problem again after the radio was replaced under warranty. Replaced knee bolster -- deformed. Dash still squeaks / rattles at windshield. Found loose dash pins, corrected and insulated them.
29500 mi
Sunroof rattled, installed new seal
7300 mi
door sill trim coming up on drivers side
47600 mi
The passenger door seal was replaced by the dealer.
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