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	2,025	4,995
Model years covered	2007–2020	1994–2026
Worst model year	2017	2005
Best model year	2018	2010
Crashes reported	165	239
Fires reported	30	151
Injuries reported	71	127
Deaths reported	1	8
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	13.2%	10.5%

Lincoln MKZ by year

305 328 129 197 181 176 146 130 107 78 184 40 22 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 33.3%

Brakes 292 14.4%

Engine & Cooling 178 8.8%

Electrical System 122 6.0%

Steering 114 5.6%

Other & Unspecified 101 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 52 245 156 69 70 104 136 105 125 69 208 42 4

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 1,335 26.7%

Electrical System 698 14.0%

Engine & Cooling 466 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 414 8.3%

Airbags 366 7.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 314 6.3%

Steering 284 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 220 4.4%