Mini uses the really reliable BMW B38/B48 engine now and has largely sorted out all of their longstanding QC issues. Part of that is that the Mini Cooper is a comparatively old and established model in the segment it sits in having not been updated since 2014. There also seems to have been a stronger focus in Mini on quality control recently which is boosting their reliability.
It was a very conscious effort on QC when they switched to the current chassis, after all the problems they had with the R56 era. I worked at a MINI store, and while some of these market segment surveys are BS, it’s quite true that MINI is a very reliable vehicle these days. Unfortunately, a lot of people get scared off by all the outdated information around them.
Mini uses the really reliable BMW B38/B48 engine now and has largely sorted out all of their longstanding QC issues. Part of that is that the Mini Cooper is a comparatively old and established model in the segment it sits in having not been updated since 2014. There also seems to have been a stronger focus in Mini on quality control recently which is boosting their reliability.
It was a very conscious effort on QC when they switched to the current chassis, after all the problems they had with the R56 era. I worked at a MINI store, and while some of these market segment surveys are BS, it’s quite true that MINI is a very reliable vehicle these days. Unfortunately, a lot of people get scared off by all the outdated information around them.