UKPylot’s MINI Blog

23 Jun, 2009

MINI: Most Unreliable New Car in 2009

Posted by: ukpylot In: MINI News ()

I was watching CNN this morning while getting ready for work and they announced a new JD Power initial quality survey that showed (in their view) that the US car industry was improving. They were quoting figures for the number of repairs required in the first 90 days per 100 cars. Only ones I remember (roughly) are:

  • Lexus – 84 repairs per 100 cars
  • Porsche – 90
  • Cadillac – 91
  • MINI – 165 per 100 cars
  • Industry average – 108

In trying to find the article I found this one that says that MINI came dead last: ouch! The full details are on the JD Power website. But here is a summary:

2 Responses to "MINI: Most Unreliable New Car in 2009"

1 | Josh Wardell

June 23rd, 2009 at 09:53

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Ouch. I’m guessing that is because of the tailpipe recall?

2 | RB

June 29th, 2009 at 05:55

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Do you think just one thing like the tailpipe would be the cause? Hum, I wonder.

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  • Josh Wardell: I just hit 98,000...I would have hit 100 in november but since I got the bmw in october I now drive the mini only two days a week.
  • Josh Wardell: Glad I guessed right on that one. :) I remember that happening years ago, and I think I drove that way for months before I thought of checking the fl
  • ukpylot: Well the problem with the MINI is that it's a "cheap" car made by BMW. When my power steering was all but empty no one carried the oil that was needed

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