Lincoln MKZ vs Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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 Silverado 2500
Complaints on file	2,032	5,011
Model years covered	2007–2020	1994–2026
Worst model year	2017	2005
Best model year	2018	2010
Crashes reported	165	242
Fires reported	30	151
Injuries reported	71	130
Deaths reported	1	8
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	13.1%	10.6%

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 Silverado 2500 by year

7 6 2 74 82 95 156 379 408 561 431 337 218 253 226 79 27 128 70 71 52 245 157 69 70 104 139 105 130 71 208 44 7

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 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

Brakes 1,336 26.7%

Electrical System 701 14.0%

Engine & Cooling 469 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 417 8.3%

Airbags 367 7.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 314 6.3%

Steering 285 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 222 4.4%