Suzuki Grand Vitara 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	Suzuki Grand Vitara	Mini Cooper S
Complaints on file	880	2,181
Model years covered	1999–2013	2002–2025
Worst model year	1999	2003
Best model year	2009	2012
Crashes reported	86	57
Fires reported	14	152
Injuries reported	32	54
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	15%	12.2%

Suzuki Grand Vitara by year

142 106 56 63 37 11 2 231 86 55 24 33 11 17 6

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 136 15.5%

Electrical System 83 9.4%

Lights 82 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 76 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 70 8.0%

Engine & Cooling 61 6.9%

Brakes 61 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 5.8%

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%