FaultScore

Infiniti QX56 vs Lincoln MKX

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 Infiniti QX56 Lincoln MKX
Complaints on file 706 1,759
Model years covered 2004–2013 2007–2018
Worst model year 2004 2007
Best model year 2009 2009
Crashes reported 23 77
Fires reported 4 28
Injuries reported 10 42
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 5.2% 8.4%

Infiniti QX56 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 201 28.5%
Engine & Cooling 113 16.0%
Suspension 43 6.1%
Airbags 36 5.1%

Lincoln MKX by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 411 23.4%
Brakes 297 16.9%
Electrical System 177 10.1%
Engine & Cooling 154 8.8%