r/MINI • u/EstablishmentOk6297 • 2d ago

Strolled into work this morning and looked down! 150,000 on my 2015 Countryman.

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u/badic6 2d ago

Great to see it still running at 150k! What sort of mechanical issues have you had to deal with?

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u/EstablishmentOk6297 2d ago

Nothing mechanical yet !! Just new tires , a new headlight and standard oil changes so far . I’ve heard issues generally start after 150,000 miles . Let’s hope not !!

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u/wastedsilence33 R60 2d ago

My 2014 has 77k and I've had a rear spring break, the key fob receiver, my drivers door latch and brakes that some brain dead moron did I don't know when

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u/Excellent-Bag6550 2d ago

Probably the clutch is one of the first to go at that mileage. (Although I don't onow if they changed anything in those new gens. I'm talking atleast about all the minis from before 2013)

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u/Spare_Proposal_3005 9h ago

You are the luckiest mini owner alive!! XD

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u/IMNNO R60 1d ago edited 1d ago

💪💪 Nice to see another Non-S Countryman R60 last a long time. The N16B16A, although kinda anemic, is pretty bullet proof since it’s a non direct injected, naturally aspirated engine. I have a 2014 with only 66K, so she still has a long life left if properly maintained.

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u/denisthesaint 17h ago

I got mine a couple of months ago, 60k miles.

2014 Countryman, Non-S.

Thanks also for pointing something out, I thought all were direct injection.

Just finished checking the oil, which I have been keeping an eye on because of the stories I have read. Plus I am a bit OCD, Lol.

Seems good on oil, I have only topped up a third of a quart since I have had the car.

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u/IMNNO R60 17h ago

Yep, it’s the last port injected engine from MINI, so you don’t have to worry if the valves get dirty / carbon cleaning. Three years ago, I was burning about 1qt per 2000miles. I added XADO Revitalizant to restore the cylinder compression (drove 1200miles), and switched to Redline 5W-40 (a low NOACK oil).

Now it burns no oil at 3500miles - when I do an oil change. Like others have said, if your OCIs are well before the service indicator, then you can avoid many potential oil burning / timing chain problems in the future.

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u/denisthesaint 17h ago

Thank you very much!

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u/tacojunkee 2d ago

Congrats!!

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u/BrambleWitch 2d ago

Congrats!

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u/micci_cat 2d ago

So its now officially broken in!

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u/denisthesaint 2d ago

Congrats. Mind my asking which engine you have?

Thx

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u/EstablishmentOk6297 2d ago

It’s has a Dual overhead cam 1.6 liter 16 valve inline 4 cylinder engine.

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u/denisthesaint 1d ago

Thank you.

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u/IMNNO R60 1d ago

It’s should be the N16 if Non-S, and the N18 if it’s an S.

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u/posts2000 1d ago

Ep6 right?

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u/Purple-Mushroom000 10h ago

Wow ! Congrats !