FaultScore

Chevrolet C30 vs Lincoln Mark VII

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 Chevrolet C30 Lincoln Mark VII
Complaints on file 55 137
Model years covered 1975–1998 1984–1998
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 13 10
Fires reported 1 21
Injuries reported 5 8
Deaths reported 3 2
Most complained-about part Brakes Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 40% 29.9%

Chevrolet C30 by year

75 76 77 84 86 87 88 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 29 52.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 10.9%
Body & Structure 3 5.5%
Tires 3 5.5%
Engine & Cooling 2 3.6%
Seat Belts 2 3.6%
Seats 2 3.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.8%

Lincoln Mark VII by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 22 16.1%
Engine & Cooling 14 10.2%
Suspension 11 8.0%
Lights 11 8.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 6.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 5.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 5.1%