FaultScore

Chevrolet Corsica vs Mini Cooper

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Chevrolet Corsica Mini Cooper
Complaints on file 1,163 2,854
Model years covered 1987–1997 2001–2026
Worst model year 1994 2003
Best model year 1996 2019
Crashes reported 127 94
Fires reported 46 163
Injuries reported 90 72
Deaths reported 3 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 22.9% 11.6%

Chevrolet Corsica by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 205 17.6%
Electrical System 158 13.6%
Engine & Cooling 133 11.4%
Lights 104 8.9%
Airbags 78 6.7%
Seat Belts 76 6.5%
Steering 70 6.0%

Mini Cooper by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 835 29.3%
Airbags 444 15.6%
Engine & Cooling 357 12.5%
Electrical System 312 10.9%
Seats 65 2.3%