GMC GMC 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	GMC GMC	Lincoln MKS
Complaints on file	198	492
Model years covered	1973–2003	2009–2016
Worst model year	1995	2013
Best model year	1999	2012
Crashes reported	18	29
Fires reported	9	10
Injuries reported	17	19
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	22.2%	14.6%

GMC GMC by year

2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 6 9 4 10 12 30 9 15 26 20 15 8 4 3

73 75 77 79 80 82 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 43 21.7%

Steering 19 9.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.1%

Lights 13 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 6.1%

Tires 12 6.1%

Engine & Cooling 11 5.6%

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%