FaultScore

Plymouth Breeze vs Lincoln MKZ

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 Plymouth Breeze Lincoln MKZ
Complaints on file 869 2,025
Model years covered 1996–2002 2007–2020
Worst model year 1996 2017
Best model year 2000 2018
Crashes reported 78 165
Fires reported 81 30
Injuries reported 49 71
Deaths reported 3 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 24.3% 13.2%

Plymouth Breeze 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 300 34.5%
Steering 88 10.1%
Brakes 87 10.0%
Airbags 44 5.1%
Suspension 39 4.5%

Lincoln MKZ by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 674 33.3%
Brakes 292 14.4%
Engine & Cooling 178 8.8%
Steering 114 5.6%
Wheels 84 4.1%