Lincoln Navigator vs GMC Terrain

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	GMC Terrain
Complaints on file	1,812	4,388
Model years covered	1998–2025	2010–2026
Worst model year	2003	2012
Best model year	2012	2022
Crashes reported	140	192
Fires reported	117	48
Injuries reported	123	156
Deaths reported	4	1
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	21.2%	9%

Lincoln Navigator by year

240 155 137 116 48 179 119 71 90 56 40 10 22 10 15 20 25 31 33 46 69 104 36 43 36 9 31 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 203 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 189 10.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 9.8%

Tires 170 9.4%

Suspension 164 9.1%

Brakes 113 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 96 5.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 95 5.2%

GMC Terrain by year

426 557 500 485 385 384 183 181 330 301 304 54 81 70 75 29 43

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

Engine & Cooling 1,273 29.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 505 11.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 467 10.6%

Electrical System 349 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 307 7.0%

Brakes 292 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 278 6.3%

Airbags 168 3.8%