FaultScore

Mini Cooper S Convertible vs Mitsubishi Montero Sport

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 S Convertible Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Complaints on file 181 452
Model years covered 2005–2012 1997–2009
Worst model year 2005 2000
Best model year 2009 1997
Crashes reported 0 77
Fires reported 12 13
Injuries reported 1 55
Deaths reported 0 4
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 7.2% 33%

Mini Cooper S Convertible by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 46 25.4%
Steering 46 25.4%
Engine & Cooling 24 13.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 7.7%
Seats 12 6.6%
Electrical System 10 5.5%
Other & Unspecified 6 3.3%
Brakes 5 2.8%

Mitsubishi Montero Sport by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 70 15.5%
Brakes 64 14.2%
Airbags 42 9.3%
Steering 32 7.1%
Suspension 28 6.2%