What about the infamous Mini rattles and creaks?

[goaheadbackup]

I just read through this thread to determine how many SE owners have a glove box creak/squeak/rattle. My 2022 has recently developed an annoying creak, especially on less-than-smooth surfaces. I tightened several TORX screws and lubricated the latch mechanism with limited improvement. Empty or full, the glove box makes the noise. Pressure on the upper portion when driving seems to help. Otherwise, the car remains tight and a joy to drive. Any thoughts?

 

[insightman]

I just read through this thread to determine how many SE owners have a glove box creak/squeak/rattle. My 2022 has recently developed an annoying creak, especially on less-than-smooth surfaces. I tightened several TORX screws and lubricated the latch mechanism with limited improvement. Empty or full, the glove box makes the noise. Pressure on the upper portion when driving seems to help. Otherwise, the car remains tight and a joy to drive. Any thoughts?

My 5-year old SE's glove box doesn't make any noises, but it has only 24K miles on the ODO. I wonder if forums for non-electric MINIs might have some advice? InsideEVs is the only forum I visit regularly, so I wouldn't know where else to seek an answer.

 

[nowkent]

I’m surprised no one complains about rattles in their Mini. Many journalists testers in Canada and US noticed the Mini SE had rattles, even with low mileage.
In fact, that’s the one thing that stops me from buying one after reading many reports saying so.
What about yours?

I'm at about 50,000 miles, and I haven't noticed any rattles. The automatic blinds on the front are sensitive to any sort of unintended events, but the car feels solid to me. (2023 mini se iconic) built early 2023