Mini Countryman vs Ford Ford

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	Ford Ford
Complaints on file	160	394
Model years covered	2014–2025	1963–2003
Worst model year	2025	2003
Best model year	2019	1995
Crashes reported	9	27
Fires reported	14	40
Injuries reported	6	23
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18.1%	23.9%

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%

Ford Ford by year

1 1 1 1 5 1 6 1 1 2 4 3 5 5 12 5 5 8 12 17 22 21 20 28 62 34 56 55

63 64 67 72 77 79 80 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Electrical System 58 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 48 12.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 10.4%

Tires 35 8.9%

Suspension 31 7.9%

Brakes 27 6.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 26 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 5.8%