Forest River Cherokee 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	Forest River Cherokee	Lincoln MKS
Complaints on file	198	492
Model years covered	1999–2026	2009–2016
Worst model year	2021	2013
Best model year	2019	2012
Crashes reported	3	29
Fires reported	17	10
Injuries reported	1	19
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Tires	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	10.6%	14.6%

Forest River Cherokee by year

1 3 1 2 2 6 1 1 2 2 2 8 6 3 16 18 11 19 57 32 3 1 1

99 00 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

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

What breaks

Tires 44 22.2%

Body & Structure 36 18.2%

Equipment & Accessories 25 12.6%

Other & Unspecified 24 12.1%

Suspension 23 11.6%

Wheels 18 9.1%

Electrical System 16 8.1%

Brakes 5 2.5%

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%