Chevrolet Suburban 2500 vs Lincoln MKS

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 Suburban 2500	Lincoln MKS
Complaints on file	200	492
Model years covered	1994–2011	2009–2016
Worst model year	2001	2013
Best model year	2000	2012
Crashes reported	10	29
Fires reported	2	10
Injuries reported	2	19
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	7%	14.6%

Chevrolet Suburban 2500 by year

5 6 1 1 1 13 10 35 39 26 23 6 2 11 2 7 12

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Brakes 52 26.0%

Engine & Cooling 39 19.5%

Electrical System 26 13.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 22 11.0%

Airbags 13 6.5%

Body & Structure 12 6.0%

Tires 9 4.5%

Other & Unspecified 6 3.0%

Lincoln MKS by year

70 64 57 26 182 60 28 5

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Steering 121 24.6%

Electrical System 55 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 52 10.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 38 7.7%

Brakes 34 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 27 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 4.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 24 4.9%