Pontiac Solstice vs Mini Cooper S

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	Pontiac Solstice	Mini Cooper S
Complaints on file	874	2,181
Model years covered	2006–2009	2002–2025
Worst model year	2007	2003
Best model year	2009	2012
Crashes reported	38	57
Fires reported	4	152
Injuries reported	26	54
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	7.8%	12.2%

Pontiac Solstice by year

288 352 189 45

06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Airbags 540 61.8%

Electrical System 76 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 61 7.0%

Brakes 55 6.3%

Seats 39 4.5%

Engine & Cooling 28 3.2%

Body & Structure 16 1.8%

Other & Unspecified 11 1.3%

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%