Buick Skylark 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	Buick Skylark	Lincoln Navigator
Complaints on file	753	1,812
Model years covered	1981–2000	1998–2025
Worst model year	1997	2003
Best model year	1998	2012
Crashes reported	62	140
Fires reported	25	117
Injuries reported	44	123
Deaths reported	2	4
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	21.2%

Buick Skylark by year

5 3 1 27 11 10 17 18 37 46 48 54 95 119 116 111 34 1

81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

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

What breaks

Brakes 123 16.3%

Electrical System 121 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 114 15.1%

Airbags 53 7.0%

Steering 43 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 5.4%

Seat Belts 32 4.2%

Lincoln Navigator by year

240 155 137 116 48 179 119 71 90 56 40 10 22 10 15 20 25 31 33 46 69 104 36 43 36 9 31 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 203 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 189 10.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 9.8%

Tires 170 9.4%

Suspension 164 9.1%

Brakes 113 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 96 5.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 95 5.2%