FaultScore

Winnebago Minnie Winnie vs Mercedes Benz SLK230

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 Winnebago Minnie Winnie Mercedes Benz SLK230
Complaints on file 76 190
Model years covered 1986–2025 1998–2004
Worst model year 1999
Best model year 2001
Crashes reported 1 8
Fires reported 1 8
Injuries reported 0 7
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Lights
Share of complaints involving harm 2.6% 12.1%

Winnebago Minnie Winnie by year

86 88 89 90 94 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 13 16 17 18 19 20 22 25
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Tires 35 46.1%
Body & Structure 12 15.8%
Equipment & Accessories 9 11.8%
Brakes 5 6.6%
Electrical System 3 3.9%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 3.9%
Other & Unspecified 3 3.9%
Suspension 2 2.6%

Mercedes Benz SLK230 by year

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

What breaks

Lights 56 29.5%
Electrical System 22 11.6%
Engine & Cooling 11 5.8%
Body & Structure 10 5.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 8 4.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.2%
Brakes 7 3.7%