FaultScore

Lincoln MKX vs Nissan Xterra

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 Nissan Xterra
Complaints on file 1,759 4,194
Model years covered 2007–2018 2000–2015
Worst model year 2007 2006
Best model year 2009 2009
Crashes reported 77 173
Fires reported 28 60
Injuries reported 42 111
Deaths reported 1 8
Most complained-about part Airbags Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 8.4% 8.4%

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%

Nissan Xterra 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 1,106 26.4%
Engine & Cooling 823 19.6%
Airbags 179 4.3%
Brakes 114 2.7%
Steering 110 2.6%