Where each one leads
Lexus LS
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Lexus LS uses 11.2 l/100 km, the 2020 Lincoln Continental 12.0.
Lincoln Continental
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Lexus LS | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1994–2025 | 1981–2020 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 484 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 596 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 155 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Lexus LS | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | +16% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 88.1% |
| US owner complaints | 218 | 1,674 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | 2007 (45) | 1991 (203) |
| US recall campaigns | 7 | 39 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 960 | 1,886 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 70 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Lexus LS | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2020) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Lexus LS | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.2 l/100 km (2026) | 12.0 l/100 km (2020) |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 57,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).