Lincoln MKX vs GMC Terrain

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 MKX	GMC Terrain
Complaints on file	1,766	4,388
Model years covered	2007–2018	2010–2026
Worst model year	2007	2012
Best model year	2009	2022
Crashes reported	77	192
Fires reported	28	48
Injuries reported	42	156
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8.4%	9%

Lincoln MKX by year

350 303 78 125 193 108 205 50 28 219 68 39

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Airbags 411 23.3%

Brakes 302 17.1%

Electrical System 177 10.0%

Engine & Cooling 154 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 138 7.8%

Other & Unspecified 127 7.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 105 5.9%

Body & Structure 62 3.5%

GMC Terrain by year

426 557 500 485 385 384 183 181 330 301 304 54 81 70 75 29 43

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,273 29.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 505 11.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 467 10.6%

Electrical System 349 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 307 7.0%

Brakes 292 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 278 6.3%

Airbags 168 3.8%