Nissan Versa Note vs Mitsubishi Montero

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	Nissan Versa Note	Mitsubishi Montero
Complaints on file	399	989
Model years covered	2014–2019	1986–2006
Worst model year	2014	2001
Best model year	2017	1993
Crashes reported	38	83
Fires reported	4	18
Injuries reported	16	59
Deaths reported	0	8
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	14.5%	17%

Nissan Versa Note by year

199 137 43 13 5 2

14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 93 23.3%

Other & Unspecified 55 13.8%

Engine & Cooling 39 9.8%

Airbags 36 9.0%

Brakes 33 8.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 28 7.0%

Electrical System 27 6.8%

Steering 18 4.5%

Mitsubishi Montero by year

8 4 1 10 25 22 18 17 35 106 40 85 91 47 68 213 132 53 7 1 6

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Brakes 240 24.3%

Engine & Cooling 170 17.2%

Suspension 70 7.1%

Electrical System 68 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 6.4%

Steering 56 5.7%

Airbags 51 5.2%

Body & Structure 37 3.7%