Lincoln MKC vs BMW 325I

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 MKC	BMW 325I
Complaints on file	728	1,808
Model years covered	2015–2019	1987–2012
Worst model year	2017	2006
Best model year	2018	1993
Crashes reported	30	71
Fires reported	16	103
Injuries reported	9	76
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	7.6%	13.9%

Lincoln MKC by year

166 106 231 86 139

15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 354 48.6%

Electrical System 68 9.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 63 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 63 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 48 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 26 3.6%

Wheels 15 2.1%

Steering 14 1.9%

BMW 325I by year

5 7 10 5 4 55 25 23 42 1 196 198 261 182 81 709 1 1 1 1

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12

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

What breaks

Airbags 529 29.3%

Electrical System 217 12.0%

Lights 205 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 176 9.7%

Doors, Latches & Locks 78 4.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 3.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 65 3.6%

Steering 60 3.3%