Lincoln LS vs Buick Enclave

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 LS	Buick Enclave
Complaints on file	1,366	3,307
Model years covered	2000–2006	2008–2026
Worst model year	2000	2011
Best model year	2003	2021
Crashes reported	111	141
Fires reported	6	32
Injuries reported	64	118
Deaths reported	4	0
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	8.8%

Lincoln LS by year

458 319 179 113 140 132 25

00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Suspension 289 21.2%

Engine & Cooling 181 13.3%

Airbags 140 10.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 127 9.3%

Electrical System 104 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 80 5.9%

Brakes 79 5.8%

Steering 52 3.8%

Buick Enclave by year

779 290 358 284 174 108 352 221 155 203 92 69 75 31 21 23 11 57 4

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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

Airbags 772 23.3%

Steering 445 13.5%

Engine & Cooling 378 11.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 357 10.8%

Electrical System 276 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 186 5.6%

Body & Structure 178 5.4%

Brakes 126 3.8%