Saturn SC1 vs Lincoln LS

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	Saturn SC1	Lincoln LS
Complaints on file	554	1,366
Model years covered	1991–2001	2000–2006
Worst model year	1994	2000
Best model year	2000	2003
Crashes reported	93	111
Fires reported	5	6
Injuries reported	63	64
Deaths reported	2	4
Most complained-about part	Seats	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	29.4%	13.5%

Saturn SC1 by year

8 18 85 102 73 43 98 58 30 10 29

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Seats 81 14.6%

Engine & Cooling 75 13.5%

Electrical System 59 10.6%

Seat Belts 59 10.6%

Brakes 58 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 5.6%

Airbags 29 5.2%

Lincoln LS by year

458 319 179 113 140 132 25

00 01 02 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

Suspension 289 21.2%

Engine & Cooling 181 13.3%

Airbags 140 10.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 127 9.3%

Electrical System 104 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 80 5.9%

Brakes 79 5.8%

Steering 52 3.8%