Freightliner Cascadia vs Lincoln Mark Viii

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	Freightliner Cascadia	Lincoln Mark Viii
Complaints on file	400	984
Model years covered	2005–2026	1989–2000
Worst model year	2019	1993
Best model year	2024	1997
Crashes reported	39	49
Fires reported	32	21
Injuries reported	32	18
Deaths reported	11	6
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	28.5%	9.6%

Freightliner Cascadia by year

1 2 1 9 24 18 22 27 7 20 22 22 11 19 53 47 24 21 18 27 1 4

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 73 18.3%

Electrical System 54 13.5%

Steering 46 11.5%

Brakes 46 11.5%

Engine & Cooling 28 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 22 5.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 5.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 19 4.8%

Lincoln Mark Viii by year

1 1 286 190 172 120 103 108 2 1

89 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Lights 576 58.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 7.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 51 5.2%

Brakes 45 4.6%

Electrical System 43 4.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 36 3.7%

Suspension 28 2.8%

Steering 22 2.2%