Lincoln MKZ vs Chevrolet Colorado

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 MKZ	Chevrolet Colorado
Complaints on file	2,032	4,956
Model years covered	2007–2020	2004–2026
Worst model year	2017	2005
Best model year	2018	2010
Crashes reported	165	189
Fires reported	30	95
Injuries reported	71	133
Deaths reported	1	9
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	13.1%	8.6%

Lincoln MKZ by year

305 328 129 197 181 176 146 130 109 78 187 41 23 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Airbags 674 33.2%

Brakes 292 14.4%

Engine & Cooling 182 9.0%

Electrical System 122 6.0%

Steering 115 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 102 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 4.6%

Wheels 84 4.1%

Chevrolet Colorado by year

502 459 323 199 130 87 48 54 60 2 1 646 955 286 249 197 106 109 70 214 190 47 22

04 05 06 07 08 09 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

Steering 952 19.2%

Electrical System 769 15.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 561 11.3%

Brakes 439 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 435 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 281 5.7%

Lights 214 4.3%

Airbags 184 3.7%