Lincoln Aviator vs Buick Rendezvous

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	Lincoln Aviator	Buick Rendezvous
Complaints on file	730	1,798
Model years covered	2003–2026	2001–2007
Worst model year	2020	2002
Best model year	2025	2007
Crashes reported	23	95
Fires reported	5	33
Injuries reported	18	78
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.3%	11.7%

Lincoln Aviator by year

168 115 62 172 65 74 40 7 24 3

03 04 05 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 122 16.7%

Electrical System 88 12.1%

Body & Structure 85 11.6%

Engine & Cooling 67 9.2%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 62 8.5%

Other & Unspecified 51 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 43 5.9%

Brakes 35 4.8%

Buick Rendezvous by year

4 690 407 300 196 131 70

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 312 17.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 291 16.2%

Engine & Cooling 280 15.6%

Brakes 150 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 120 6.7%

Suspension 105 5.8%

Steering 81 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 4.0%