I notice that my front wheel arches on my Mini Countryman have small visible, on some light, bumps/depression where the clips that hold the arches to the car are. I took it to the dealer and thy said it is normal, almost all the countryman have it. Has anyone else notice this on their cars/arches. They are at top by the bonnet and down the side toward the door.

 

This is a really old thread, but I was just reading through all of these issue threads tonight as a newb. Ours has the same marks in the wheel arches, almost like the screw or clip is too tight and pulling on it just a bit too much. I just noticed the other day and now it bugs me for some reason.