FaultScore

Porsche 911 Carrera vs Lincoln Mark VII

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 Porsche 911 Carrera Lincoln Mark VII
Complaints on file 55 137
Model years covered 1997–2020 1984–1998
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 3 10
Fires reported 6 21
Injuries reported 3 8
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 21.8% 29.9%

Porsche 911 Carrera by year

97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 13 14 17 20
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 13 23.6%
Airbags 10 18.2%
Electrical System 6 10.9%
Seat Belts 5 9.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 4 7.3%
Suspension 3 5.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.6%
Steering 2 3.6%

Lincoln Mark VII by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 22 16.1%
Engine & Cooling 14 10.2%
Suspension 11 8.0%
Lights 11 8.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 6.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 5.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 5.1%