2013 mini countryman Thermostat housing recall

What is your question?

A small leak was detected, with low coolant in the reservoir, dealership said come back for a 900$ service. It failed completely two days after in a remote location. The blead screw was found broken, fixed that. the housing crack could not be fixed it was removed the crack looks more like wear through. this is a design flaw. The car has 136k km

What makes this problem better or worse?

Leak

How long has your 2013 Mini Cooper Countryman had this problem?

3 days