The Honda Civic can last 250,000 – 300,000 miles or 17 – 20 years with good maintenance and is therefore expected to last longer than a Mini Cooper. RepairPal gave the Honda Civic an excellent reliability rating of 4.5/5 compared to the Mini Cooper’s average rating of 3/5 .
Think about it, the 2.5L specs are very close and it doesn't require the almost constant use of the turbo like the 1.6L does just for normal day to day driving. This means that if your driving is a 50/50 hwy city mix the 1.6L engine has to be run close to it's maximum output over half of it's life.
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