Mini Cooper vs Chrysler 200

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	Chrysler 200
Complaints on file	2,856	6,961
Model years covered	2001–2026	2010–2018
Worst model year	2003	2015
Best model year	2019	2010
Crashes reported	94	360
Fires reported	163	73
Injuries reported	72	226
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11.6%	9.5%

Mini Cooper by year

7 220 388 330 440 247 161 155 193 142 130 98 72 45 76 43 42 10 17 11 7 7 9 1 1 4

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

Steering 835 29.2%

Airbags 444 15.5%

Engine & Cooling 357 12.5%

Electrical System 313 11.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 284 9.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 86 3.0%

Other & Unspecified 83 2.9%

Seats 65 2.3%

Chrysler 200 by year

23 521 1,011 1,006 312 3,417 593 77 1

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,255 18.0%

Electrical System 1,225 17.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 939 13.5%

Airbags 850 12.2%

Other & Unspecified 546 7.8%

Brakes 292 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 266 3.8%

Seat Belts 241 3.5%