FaultScore

Chevrolet G Series vs Lincoln Zephyr

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 G Series Lincoln Zephyr
Complaints on file 116 289
Model years covered 1984–2000 2003–2011
Worst model year 1993
Best model year 1994
Crashes reported 14 13
Fires reported 4 1
Injuries reported 7 12
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 21.6% 9%

Chevrolet G Series by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 32 27.6%
Seat Belts 13 11.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 9.5%
Engine & Cooling 10 8.6%
Tires 7 6.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.2%
Electrical System 5 4.3%
Body & Structure 5 4.3%

Lincoln Zephyr by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 153 52.9%
Wheels 26 9.0%
Brakes 13 4.5%
Body & Structure 13 4.5%
Engine & Cooling 12 4.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 12 4.2%
Electrical System 11 3.8%
Other & Unspecified 10 3.5%