FaultScore

Lincoln MKZ vs Dodge Neon

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 Dodge Neon
Complaints on file 2,025 4,954
Model years covered 2007–2020 1993–2005
Worst model year 2017 1995
Best model year 2018 1994
Crashes reported 165 657
Fires reported 30 158
Injuries reported 71 422
Deaths reported 1 29
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 13.2% 25.6%

Lincoln MKZ by year

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%
Steering 114 5.6%
Wheels 84 4.1%

Dodge Neon by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,410 28.5%
Brakes 577 11.6%
Airbags 430 8.7%
Steering 249 5.0%
Lights 200 4.0%
Body & Structure 199 4.0%