FaultScore

Mercedes Benz A 220 vs Lincoln Nautilus

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 Mercedes Benz A 220 Lincoln Nautilus
Complaints on file 124 307
Model years covered 2019–2022 2019–2026
Worst model year 2020 2019
Best model year 2021 2021
Crashes reported 3 19
Fires reported 5 0
Injuries reported 4 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 9.7% 7.2%

Mercedes Benz A 220 by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 24 19.4%
Other & Unspecified 22 17.7%
Engine & Cooling 19 15.3%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 15 12.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 11 8.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 5.6%
Airbags 6 4.8%
Steering 5 4.0%

Lincoln Nautilus by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 15 4.9%
Brakes 14 4.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 3.9%