I have a 2015 four-door hardtop model. It has done 60,000 miles in the last 9 years, which is not much by Texas standards.

However, I had to do a lot more repairs in this car than I had to in the other ones (mainly Japanese) I’ve had so far. These are the things I had to do so far.

- brake fluid flush
- wastegate valve actuator repair
- coolant flush
- replace the rubber striping around rear doors
- replace engine mounts
- AC Schrader valve replacement
- replace windshield washer fluid pump
- replace crankshaft pulley and belt
- replace AC compressor
- replace upstream oxygen sensor
- replace fuel tank vent valve
- the AC unit has developed another problem now and the service department is asking blower control module to be replaced

Is this considered normal for these cars? I do not understand what I am doing wrong. The car is kept in a garage, driven less than average, oil change done every 6000 miles or so. Not sure what I should be doing differently to prevent any future repairs.

 

I don't know if all that is considered "normal" -- 60K miles on your F55? Some of this stuff, have definitely seen and some is definitely "MINI stuff," but you have at least a little bit more than even that in the stack.

That said, compared to my 1995 Subaru Legacy Wagon that I got when it was less than 5 years old (and still own and drive), either the [my] Subaru is a comparatively repair-need-free tank, or the MINI is comparatively a... um... "no comment." You are not wrong. Unfortunately.

FWIW I have a lot more miles than you (like, uh, double-ish) on my F56S, which is two years younger than yours. I have had neither wastegate issues nor AC issues -- but I'm also not in Texas (cough frying pan cough cough).