FaultScore

Oldsmobile Calais 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 Oldsmobile Calais Lincoln Nautilus
Complaints on file 124 307
Model years covered 1985–1990 2019–2026
Worst model year 2019
Best model year 2021
Crashes reported 9 19
Fires reported 8 0
Injuries reported 8 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 20.2% 7.2%

Oldsmobile Calais by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 50 40.3%
Electrical System 15 12.1%
Steering 7 5.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 4.8%
Seats 6 4.8%
Brakes 5 4.0%
Suspension 5 4.0%
Body & Structure 4 3.2%

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%