Mini Cooper Clubman vs Ford E-250

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	Mini Cooper Clubman	Ford E-250
Complaints on file	172	421
Model years covered	2008–2014	1990–2022
Worst model year	2010	1999
Best model year	2011	2013
Crashes reported	0	47
Fires reported	12	24
Injuries reported	1	38
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	7.6%	26.4%

Mini Cooper Clubman by year

38 56 47 27 3 1

08 09 10 11 13 14

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

What breaks

Electrical System 44 25.6%

Engine & Cooling 36 20.9%

Airbags 36 20.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.7%

Seats 8 4.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 4.1%

Lights 7 4.1%

Other & Unspecified 7 4.1%

Ford E-250 by year

1 11 30 7 14 19 24 31 30 56 21 18 18 22 14 12 14 7 10 2 12 9 13 13 7 2 3 1

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 22

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 63 15.0%

Brakes 61 14.5%

Tires 43 10.2%

Suspension 37 8.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 33 7.8%

Electrical System 32 7.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Steering 23 5.5%