Oldsmobile Aurora vs Lincoln Continental

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	Oldsmobile Aurora	Lincoln Continental
Complaints on file	1,038	2,566
Model years covered	1993–2003	1975–2020
Worst model year	1995	1994
Best model year	2002	2001
Crashes reported	33	115
Fires reported	80	114
Injuries reported	24	71
Deaths reported	0	9
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.2%	12%

Oldsmobile Aurora by year

1 2 406 149 157 53 38 5 180 38 9

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 309 29.8%

Engine & Cooling 133 12.8%

Electrical System 119 11.5%

Steering 75 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 59 5.7%

Brakes 53 5.1%

Lights 46 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 35 3.4%

Lincoln Continental by year

1 1 1 2 1 1 2 9 18 8 14 147 255 244 399 199 200 303 94 69 109 88 46 108 38 43 99 22 38 7

75 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 457 17.8%

Suspension 289 11.3%

Electrical System 260 10.1%

Brakes 219 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 6.9%

Body & Structure 155 6.0%

Steering 152 5.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 117 4.6%