MINI Cooper: MPG-Real World Numbers

43 messages, Last post on Oct 26, 2009 at 1:21 PM

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#42 of 43 speedometers extremely inaccurate by gasman2 Oct 10, 2009 (4:54 pm)
My '09 classic has only 5000 kilometers (Canada) and the both the speedo in the tach and the large centre speedo say I am going 10% faster than I really am. I suspected an error so I checked it with my GPS. Contacted dealer and said there was nothing they can do. I explained that my odometer was also racking up kilometers faster than reality. My true mileage on this car is only 4500 kilomters. I believe the factory does this so when we check our mileage it appears to be 10% better than it really is. I am presently in discussion with the company to have the problem fixed. Anyone else having this problem? Replies to this message: rwsyclone (Oct 26, 2009 1:21 pm)
#43 of 43 Re: speedometers extremely inaccurate [gasman2] by rwsyclone Oct 26, 2009 (1:21 pm)
Replying to: gasman2 (Oct 10, 2009 4:54 pm) I have an 08 MINI S and I just came back from my first service. I told the service advisor that my speedo reads 3-4 mph faster, depending on the speed, then I am actually going. I have checked via radar and my GPS. They said there is nothing they can do. I have the stock tires so this is not the problem. In fact they wrote on my service order that all of their cars, MINI's, read fast so as to avoid "traffic speeding." Needless to say I was, and am angry. I have owned many cars and trucks, including BMW, MBZ, Corvettes, and Porsches, and have never had a vehicle more than 1 mph off.