Mini Cooper

""This car needed nearly all bushings replaced along with tie rod ends and ball joints at approximately 98,000 miles. I also had a spring that actually broke. I do not drive the vehicle hard yet they wore out very quickly.""

""Left rear spring broke. Replaced both side springs and struts, and damaged sensor & brake line on left.""

"First time in over 45 years of owning vehicles I have had a spring crack and brake. Although it wasn't hard to replace to a experienced novice mechanic it does leave you stranded and can cause other serious issues."

"Cheap plastic cooling crossover pipe completely failed."

""Thermostat housing leaked coolant. Item was replaced, no further issues.""

"An exterior tail light blinker had to be replaced. Because of the odd half-completed design of the unit (there was kludge to retrofit the old brake light/ blinker housing with the half finished design for the successive year model. In essence, it cost $1,500 to fix burned out light bulb because the kludge design wore out due to corrosion."

"Same issue as first"

"Needed to be replaced"

"Oil leaking into sparkplug hole soaks and ruins the coils"

"When circuit board failed wouldnt start.Garage had a hard time diagnosing. Happened two times(different boards)"

""The shift linkage snapped leaving car stuck in first gear. Expensive repair had to replace cables almost 2,000""

"Failed at 69000 miles"

"Door no longer closes in alignment, leading to lack of window sealing"

""Failed late one night, freezing cold. Waited 3 hours for a tow truck. Replaced two days later.""