Lincoln Navigator vs Ford Fiesta

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 Navigator	Ford Fiesta
Complaints on file	1,794	4,342
Model years covered	1998–2025	1988–2019
Worst model year	2003	2011
Best model year	2012	2018
Crashes reported	136	206
Fires reported	116	43
Injuries reported	116	131
Deaths reported	4	13
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	20.7%	9.1%

Lincoln Navigator by year

240 155 137 116 48 179 119 71 90 56 40 10 22 10 15 20 25 31 33 45 69 97 35 40 33 9 28 21

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

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

What breaks

Electrical System 200 11.1%

Engine & Cooling 188 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 174 9.7%

Tires 170 9.5%

Suspension 163 9.1%

Brakes 111 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 96 5.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 95 5.3%

Ford Fiesta by year

1 1 3 1 1 1,040 833 917 653 368 253 105 46 120

88 89 91 01 02 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,509 34.8%

Engine & Cooling 550 12.7%

Body & Structure 411 9.5%

Other & Unspecified 394 9.1%

Electrical System 339 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 198 4.6%

Doors, Latches & Locks 184 4.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 161 3.7%