Mini Cooper S vs Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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 Silverado 2500
Complaints on file	2,181	4,995
Model years covered	2002–2025	1994–2026
Worst model year	2003	2005
Best model year	2012	2010
Crashes reported	57	239
Fires reported	152	151
Injuries reported	54	127
Deaths reported	4	8
Most complained-about part	Steering	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	10.5%

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 Silverado 2500 by year

7 6 2 74 82 95 156 379 408 561 431 337 218 253 226 79 27 128 70 71 52 245 156 69 70 104 136 105 125 69 208 42 4

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 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

Brakes 1,335 26.7%

Electrical System 698 14.0%

Engine & Cooling 466 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 414 8.3%

Airbags 366 7.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 314 6.3%

Steering 284 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 220 4.4%