Lincoln MKS vs Volvo V70

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 MKS	Volvo V70
Complaints on file	492	1,177
Model years covered	2009–2016	1996–2010
Worst model year	2013	1998
Best model year	2012	2003
Crashes reported	29	64
Fires reported	10	31
Injuries reported	19	43
Deaths reported	14	1
Most complained-about part	Steering	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	14.6%	11.8%

Lincoln MKS by year

70 64 57 26 182 60 28 5

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Steering 121 24.6%

Electrical System 55 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 52 10.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 38 7.7%

Brakes 34 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 27 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 4.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 24 4.9%

Volvo V70 by year

3 3 242 220 116 268 91 36 118 22 23 8 13 8 6

96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 160 13.6%

Electrical System 142 12.1%

Engine & Cooling 139 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 124 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 108 9.2%

Brakes 103 8.8%

Lights 75 6.4%

Airbags 52 4.4%