Purchased a factory demo mini countryman dec, 28th 2016 with 4,599 miles on the odometer. the factory supplied tires are goodyear efficiency grip run flat 225/45/r18. at apprx 13,000 during service at the dealership i was shown a "bubble" in the front passenger sidewall. no damage to rim nor was there any cosmetic indications of an impact. tire is cracking around the egg sized bubble. it is incredible how large this is considering i have been in the automotive business for 21 years. today apprx 6 hours ago i noticed a smaller but equally alarming "bubble" in the ...
I have a 2013 mini clubman s with only 8k miles on it. as i started it today and was driving out of my garage the brakes would not function as the brake pedal was very hard, (like stepping on a brick) and was unable to bring the car to a stop using the brake pedal? luckily i was able to stop the car with the parking brake lever before i hit anything... (thank god my wife wasn't driving...) as it, of course is still under warranty it is going into the dealer tomorrow, but they claim ...
I dont own a 2017 mini clubman, but was driving behind one on the interstate. i ended up almost rear ending the clubman when traffic came to a sudden stop because the brake lights are the small lights on the bumper that can be easily confused as rear fog lights/reflectors instead of the big red lights on the rear doors. thankfully nothing happened as the forward collision systems in my vehicle kicked in and prevented the crash. i consider myself a very alert driver and the design of the rear of the clubman is very confusing since the brake lights ...
Overall the worst problem with MINI Clubman relates to SERVICE BRAKES problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Clubman years that are prone to issues with these components.