Where each one leads
Lincoln Continental
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volvo 740
- Fewer Volvo 740 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (25.6% against 88.1%).
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 | Volvo 740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2020 | 1985–2002 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 601 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 596 | 1,607 |
| In traffic in Finland | 155 | 1,070 |
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 | Volvo 740 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +16% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 88.1% | 25.6% |
| US owner complaints | 1,674 | 175 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1991 (203) | 1990 (47) |
| US recall campaigns | 39 | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,886 | 565 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 70 | 8 |
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 | Volvo 740 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2020) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Lincoln Continental | Volvo 740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.0 l/100 km (2020) | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €19,283 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 57,000 km | 346,000 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).