It already has for me to a certain extent......see post 24
When it needs a battery, I suspect you’ll experience the same
Yeah, that's my biggest concern, honestly. The nearest MINI dealer is two hours away, and the local BMW dealer won't do repair work on them. I'm assuming anything that would generate a code -- or need registering -- would have to be done at the MINI dealer.
I've also heard BMW is notoriously bad for not sharing service data, even amongst it's own dealerships.