FaultScore

Lincoln MKX vs Jeep Patriot

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 Jeep Patriot
Complaints on file 1,759 4,387
Model years covered 2007–2018 2002–2017
Worst model year 2007 2014
Best model year 2009 2007
Crashes reported 77 205
Fires reported 28 60
Injuries reported 42 151
Deaths reported 1 5
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 8.4% 9.6%

Lincoln MKX by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 411 23.4%
Brakes 297 16.9%
Electrical System 177 10.1%
Engine & Cooling 154 8.8%

Jeep Patriot by year

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

What breaks