FaultScore

Audi 90 vs Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

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 Audi 90 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
Complaints on file 95 235
Model years covered 1988–1995 2011–2020
Worst model year 1993 2015
Best model year 1994 2017
Crashes reported 2 11
Fires reported 5 1
Injuries reported 2 6
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 9.5% 7.7%

Audi 90 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 12 12.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 8.4%
Brakes 7 7.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 7.4%
Body & Structure 5 5.3%
Airbags 4 4.2%
Steering 4 4.2%

Lincoln MKZ Hybrid by year

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

What breaks

Steering 40 17.0%
Airbags 37 15.7%
Brakes 32 13.6%
Other & Unspecified 20 8.5%
Electrical System 18 7.7%
Engine & Cooling 14 6.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 4.7%
Body & Structure 11 4.7%