Mini Countryman vs BMW 325XI

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 Countryman	BMW 325XI
Complaints on file	160	398
Model years covered	2014–2025	2001–2009
Worst model year	2025	2004
Best model year	2019	2001
Crashes reported	9	21
Fires reported	14	14
Injuries reported	6	17
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	18.1%	13.1%

Mini Countryman by year

25 18 24 9 15 16 8 3 2 4 1 35

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Electrical System 28 17.5%

Engine & Cooling 24 15.0%

Other & Unspecified 23 14.4%

Airbags 10 6.3%

Brakes 10 6.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 10 6.3%

Steering 9 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 9 5.6%

BMW 325XI by year

19 93 35 72 34 143 2

01 02 03 04 05 06 09

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

What breaks

Airbags 145 36.4%

Electrical System 41 10.3%

Engine & Cooling 36 9.0%

Lights 35 8.8%

Steering 22 5.5%

Suspension 16 4.0%

Seat Belts 14 3.5%

Other & Unspecified 13 3.3%