Audi S4 vs Lincoln Navigator

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 S4	Lincoln Navigator
Complaints on file	721	1,794
Model years covered	1992–2022	1998–2025
Worst model year	2001	2003
Best model year	1993	2012
Crashes reported	23	136
Fires reported	8	116
Injuries reported	10	116
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	5.7%	20.7%

Audi S4 by year

5 18 8 1 171 92 31 1 37 54 37 21 4 73 34 27 34 23 1 9 3 34 2 1

92 93 94 95 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22

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

What breaks

Electrical System 150 20.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 104 14.4%

Brakes 82 11.4%

Engine & Cooling 72 10.0%

Lights 66 9.2%

Tires 51 7.1%

Steering 37 5.1%

Airbags 33 4.6%

Lincoln Navigator by year

240 155 137 116 48 179 119 71 90 56 40 10 22 10 15 20 25 31 33 45 69 97 35 40 33 9 28 21

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Electrical System 200 11.1%

Engine & Cooling 188 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 174 9.7%

Tires 170 9.5%

Suspension 163 9.1%

Brakes 111 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 96 5.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 95 5.3%