Volvo 740 vs Lincoln MKS

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	Volvo 740	Lincoln MKS
Complaints on file	199	492
Model years covered	1985–2002	2009–2016
Worst model year	—	2013
Best model year	—	2012
Crashes reported	38	29
Fires reported	42	10
Injuries reported	28	19
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	54.3%	14.6%

Volvo 740 by year

10 11 16 16 50 55 24 8 2 1 2 3 1

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 98 00 02

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

What breaks

Electrical System 47 23.6%

Airbags 30 15.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 30 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 28 14.1%

Brakes 14 7.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.0%

Seat Belts 7 3.5%

Lincoln MKS by year

70 64 57 26 182 60 28 5

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Steering 121 24.6%

Electrical System 55 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 52 10.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 38 7.7%

Brakes 34 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 27 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 4.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 24 4.9%