FaultScore

Mini Cooper Convertible vs Mitsubishi 3000GT

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 Convertible Mitsubishi 3000GT
Complaints on file 216 535
Model years covered 2005–2026 1991–2002
Worst model year 2005 1994
Best model year 2006 1998
Crashes reported 3 26
Fires reported 9 2
Injuries reported 6 13
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Steering Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 8.3% 7.7%

Mini Cooper Convertible by year

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

What breaks

Steering 92 42.6%
Airbags 36 16.7%
Electrical System 18 8.3%
Engine & Cooling 14 6.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 6.5%
Seats 10 4.6%
Lights 6 2.8%
Other & Unspecified 5 2.3%

Mitsubishi 3000GT by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 140 26.2%
Brakes 29 5.4%
Wheels 25 4.7%
Engine & Cooling 18 3.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.6%
Suspension 11 2.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.1%