Where each one leads
Lincoln Continental
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2020 Lincoln Continental uses 12.0 l/100 km, the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton 14.3.
Volkswagen Phaeton
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
| Lincoln Continental | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2020 | 2004–2006 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 12,109 (2010–2018) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 645 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 596 | 240 |
| In traffic in Finland | 155 | 106 |
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
| Lincoln Continental | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +16% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 88.1% | — |
| US owner complaints | 1,674 | 7 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Suspension |
| Model year with most complaints | 1991 (203) | 2004 (4) |
| US recall campaigns | 39 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,886 | 622 |
| 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
| Lincoln Continental | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2020) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Lincoln Continental | Volkswagen Phaeton | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.0 l/100 km (2020) | 14.3 l/100 km (2006) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 246 kW (330 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,335 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €122,558 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 57,000 km | 275,000 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).