Lincoln Mark Viii vs Mitsubishi Galant

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 Mark Viii	Mitsubishi Galant
Complaints on file	984	2,429
Model years covered	1989–2000	1986–2012
Worst model year	1993	1999
Best model year	1997	1998
Crashes reported	49	334
Fires reported	21	115
Injuries reported	18	198
Deaths reported	6	9
Most complained-about part	Lights	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	9.6%	27%

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%

Mitsubishi Galant by year

6 9 7 20 32 78 43 11 284 296 200 110 69 296 183 211 175 167 68 34 37 31 9 23 12 7 11

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 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

Brakes 395 16.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 265 10.9%

Suspension 250 10.3%

Airbags 234 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 221 9.1%

Electrical System 198 8.2%

Body & Structure 175 7.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 141 5.8%