I have 10 Clubman. Recently my driver side headlight was not working well and this is what I have found... The male connector pin was bented I guess...

Has anyone else had problem like me?

Is this something covered by my warranty?

 

Yea, looks like it grounded itself out. Was the headlight repairer due to a wreak maybe at some point, then clipped or damaged? Is there a part number on the side 11 digits?

You would have to check with your MINI dealer on the warranty.

 

My passenger side driving light recently when out. I was able to temporarily fix it by disconnecting/ re-connecting, but it's out again. I'm going to try changing the bulb next, but WHAT is that blue goop in the connector? Is that some anti-rust thing that's suppose to be there or is it suppose to be clean metal? It would be TOO weird if something so inaccessible had a foreign body in it.

 

Looks to me like your connection somehow came loose and was shorting out from intermittently touching / vibrating against the male bulb connection. This generates arcing with a lot of heat thus the burned end. If you still have a factory warranty on your MINI, it should be covered. If not, it's not an expensive fix to replace the female connection by simply splicing in a new one.

The blue goop on the connector is a dielectric grease which provides a better electrical connection and reduces metal corrosion on the plug.

 

Just had this happen on my 2017 Mini Clubman, right headlamp message and failure.
Pulled of what was left of the 3 prong female connector from the bulb and it has shorted and broken up into pieces.
Just 3 dark grey wires so if I buy a new pigtail there is no way of telling which wire goes to which connection....
Took it to the Mini dealer and they charged me $200 for code checking and wanted $900 to replace the headlamp!
So I am in negotiation to stop the $200 code check I didn't agree to and have ordered a new pigtal connector to fit the bulb.
Only problem is where the 3 identical grey wires fit to which part of the 3 connectors?

 

All fixed for under $20 not the $903 the dealer wanted to charge me.....While I was at the dealer he also qouted an old lady $1300 for a new cooling fan as hers was noisy and could fail any minute!!
OMG even if I got a new Mini I would keep away from the dealer from day 1....