Mini Cooper S vs Dodge Neon

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	Dodge Neon
Complaints on file	2,181	4,954
Model years covered	2002–2025	1993–2005
Worst model year	2003	1995
Best model year	2012	1994
Crashes reported	57	657
Fires reported	152	158
Injuries reported	54	422
Deaths reported	4	29
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	25.6%

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%

Dodge Neon by year

4 10 1,415 887 553 451 152 489 199 230 290 141 133

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,410 28.5%

Brakes 577 11.6%

Electrical System 488 9.9%

Airbags 430 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 349 7.0%

Steering 249 5.0%

Lights 200 4.0%

Body & Structure 199 4.0%