Mercedes Benz AMG E55 vs Lincoln Mark Viii

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 AMG E55	Lincoln Mark Viii
Complaints on file	399	984
Model years covered	2003–2006	1989–2000
Worst model year	2005	1993
Best model year	2006	1997
Crashes reported	2	49
Fires reported	0	21
Injuries reported	0	18
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	0.5%	9.6%

Mercedes Benz AMG E55 by year

82 129 151 37

03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 357 89.5%

Brakes 8 2.0%

Engine & Cooling 7 1.8%

Electrical System 7 1.8%

Suspension 6 1.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 1.3%

Seats 3 0.8%

Airbags 2 0.5%

Lincoln Mark Viii by year

1 1 286 190 172 120 103 108 2 1

89 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Lights 576 58.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 7.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 51 5.2%

Brakes 45 4.6%

Electrical System 43 4.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 36 3.7%

Suspension 28 2.8%

Steering 22 2.2%