Lincoln Mark vs Cadillac Fleetwood

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	Cadillac Fleetwood
Complaints on file	106	265
Model years covered	1984–1999	1972–1998
Worst model year	1996	1993
Best model year	1995	1995
Crashes reported	2	33
Fires reported	8	14
Injuries reported	2	22
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Lights	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	11.3%	26%

Lincoln Mark by year

2 6 2 3 8 5 1 12 7 10 33 4 12 1

84 85 86 87 88 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

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

What breaks

Lights 18 17.0%

Electrical System 14 13.2%

Steering 11 10.4%

Brakes 11 10.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 7.5%

Body & Structure 7 6.6%

Other & Unspecified 7 6.6%

Cadillac Fleetwood by year

1 1 1 6 1 17 10 8 4 16 22 22 13 51 27 22 39 4

72 78 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 98

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

What breaks

Brakes 48 18.1%

Engine & Cooling 30 11.3%

Electrical System 24 9.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 7.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.7%

Steering 14 5.3%

Body & Structure 14 5.3%