I'm *NOT* surprised to see Mini (the brand) above avarage, however. The quality car-to-car seems to vary greatly.. My car, for example, went in on under-warranty items about 12 times, for different things. (Luckily, once I got OUT of warranty, I have NOT had any non-normal wear issues!) However, a coworker has yet to take her Mini it except for the standard oil change...

Me.