FaultScore

Subaru Subaru vs Mini Cooper Countryman

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 Subaru Subaru Mini Cooper Countryman
Complaints on file 66 165
Model years covered 1982–2003 2011–2013
Worst model year 2012
Best model year 2013
Crashes reported 7 6
Fires reported 3 18
Injuries reported 4 0
Deaths reported 2 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 24.2% 14.5%

Subaru Subaru by year

82 83 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 98 99 01 02 03
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 12 18.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 10.6%
Airbags 7 10.6%
Tires 6 9.1%
Suspension 5 7.6%
Seat Belts 5 7.6%
Wheels 4 6.1%
Brakes 3 4.5%

Mini Cooper Countryman by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 39 23.6%
Airbags 13 7.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 6.7%
Other & Unspecified 10 6.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.8%
Seat Belts 8 4.8%