Vehicle
MINI Convertible
The open version of the Hatch, sharing everything mechanical with it. What it adds diagnostically is a roof mechanism with its own motors, position sensors and stored codes, and a body that leaks water in places a hatchback does not — which is worth remembering when a module fault has no electrical explanation.
Generations
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R52 2004–2008
On the first-generation Hatch; supercharged in the Cooper S.
- Body styles
- Convertible
- Platform
- BMW R50
- Engines
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- 1.6 petrol — petrol · Tritec W10
- 1.6 supercharged — petrol · Cooper S
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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R57 2009–2015
Prince engines, so the R56's timing-chain and carbon patterns apply.
- Body styles
- Convertible
- Platform
- BMW UKL
- Engines
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- 1.6 petrol — petrol · Prince N16
- 1.6 turbo — petrol · Cooper S and JCW, N18
- 1.6 diesel — diesel · N47
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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F57 2016–present
BMW B-series engines; the roof mechanism is a system of its own with motors and position sensors.
- Body styles
- Convertible
- Platform
- BMW UKL2
- Engines
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- 1.5 turbo three-cylinder — petrol · B38
- 2.0 turbo — petrol · Cooper S and JCW, B48
- 1.5 diesel three-cylinder — diesel · B37
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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