Mini Cooper S vs Chevrolet Colorado

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	Chevrolet Colorado
Complaints on file	2,181	4,956
Model years covered	2002–2025	2004–2026
Worst model year	2003	2005
Best model year	2012	2010
Crashes reported	57	189
Fires reported	152	95
Injuries reported	54	133
Deaths reported	4	9
Most complained-about part	Steering	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	8.6%

Mini Cooper S by year

105 258 279 383 243 300 197 151 78 46 30 32 17 20 10 8 7 8 1 2 6

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 24 25

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

What breaks

Steering 682 31.3%

Engine & Cooling 528 24.2%

Airbags 281 12.9%

Electrical System 174 8.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 5.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 70 3.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 55 2.5%

Other & Unspecified 52 2.4%

Chevrolet Colorado by year

502 459 323 199 130 87 48 54 60 2 1 646 955 286 249 197 106 109 70 214 190 47 22

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Steering 952 19.2%

Electrical System 769 15.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 561 11.3%

Brakes 439 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 435 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 281 5.7%

Lights 214 4.3%

Airbags 184 3.7%