Suzuki Grand Vitara 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	Suzuki Grand Vitara	Lincoln MKZ
Complaints on file	880	2,025
Model years covered	1999–2013	2007–2020
Worst model year	1999	2017
Best model year	2009	2018
Crashes reported	86	165
Fires reported	14	30
Injuries reported	32	71
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	15%	13.2%

Suzuki Grand Vitara by year

142 106 56 63 37 11 2 231 86 55 24 33 11 17 6

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 136 15.5%

Electrical System 83 9.4%

Lights 82 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 76 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 70 8.0%

Engine & Cooling 61 6.9%

Brakes 61 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 5.8%

Lincoln MKZ by year

305 328 129 197 181 176 146 130 107 78 184 40 22 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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

Airbags 674 33.3%

Brakes 292 14.4%

Engine & Cooling 178 8.8%

Electrical System 122 6.0%

Steering 114 5.6%

Other & Unspecified 101 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 4.6%

Wheels 84 4.1%