[mrashton]

I took our 218i AT to BMW yesterday for them to look at a list of issues I'd identified, most minor with one being of major concern. I started experiencing judder from what seemed to be the clutch when pulling away in 1st gear and it has been getting worse over the past few weeks. Due to the length of my issues list BMW said they'll need the car for a couple of days. This morning I receive a call from the service advisor who tells me that there was a Quality Enhancement requested for my car all to do with crankshaft bearings. But the damage has been done and the engine now needs to be replaced! So we are waiting for a courtesy car while they order the new engine and parts from Germany.

Ours is a 2014 218i Manual with a production date of 04/07/2014 so one of the first off the production line. I see on the Mini F56 forum a number of those cars (same engine and chassis) have had engines replaced too.

This was quite a shock to the system with the car only having 13000 miles on the clock.