FaultScore

Lexus SC400 vs Land Rover LR4

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 Lexus SC400 Land Rover LR4
Complaints on file 79 195
Model years covered 1990–2001 2010–2016
Worst model year 2016
Best model year 2014
Crashes reported 15 15
Fires reported 1 21
Injuries reported 1 10
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 21.5% 23.6%

Lexus SC400 by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 14 17.7%
Lights 12 15.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 12.7%
Brakes 8 10.1%
Tires 6 7.6%
Engine & Cooling 5 6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 5.1%
Airbags 4 5.1%

Land Rover LR4 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 37 19.0%
Electrical System 20 10.3%
Brakes 14 7.2%
Other & Unspecified 14 7.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.1%
Airbags 7 3.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 3.6%