Lincoln MKT vs Ford F150

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 MKT Ford F150
Complaints on file 397 988
Model years covered 2010–2019 1966–1990
Worst model year 2014 —
Best model year 2018 —
Crashes reported 13 22
Fires reported 4 216
Injuries reported 9 23
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Steering Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 6.5% 26.7%

Lincoln MKT by year

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

What breaks

Steering 101 25.4%
Body & Structure 48 12.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 5.8%

Ford F150 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 305 30.9%
Electrical System 244 24.7%
Brakes 68 6.9%
Tires 55 5.6%
Steering 30 3.0%