GMC Yukon XL 1500 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	GMC Yukon XL 1500	Lincoln Mark Viii
Complaints on file	407	984
Model years covered	2000–2012	1989–2000
Worst model year	2003	1993
Best model year	2009	1997
Crashes reported	18	49
Fires reported	3	21
Injuries reported	20	18
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	9.6%

GMC Yukon XL 1500 by year

19 33 26 87 46 33 6 85 27 14 9 16 6

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Electrical System 77 18.9%

Brakes 65 16.0%

Airbags 39 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 34 8.4%

Body & Structure 33 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 6.1%

Other & Unspecified 25 6.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 18 4.4%

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%