Where each one leads
Lincoln Continental
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volvo V90
- Against cars of the same year, the Volvo V90 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 26% less often than average) than the Lincoln Continental (fails 16% more often than average).
- Fewer Volvo V90 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.4% against 88.1%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Volvo V90 uses 9.3 l/100 km, the 2020 Lincoln Continental 12.0.
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 V90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2020 | 1985–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 158,767 (2012–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 17,825 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 596 | 9,428 |
| In traffic in Finland | 155 | 14,097 |
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 V90 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 85% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +1% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | +16% | −26% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 88.1% | 2.4% |
| US owner complaints | 1,674 | 17 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Exterior lighting |
| Model year with most complaints | 1991 (203) | 1998 (10) |
| US recall campaigns | 39 | 8 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,886 | 2,118 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 70 | 3 |
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 V90 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2020) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Lincoln Continental | Volvo V90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.0 l/100 km (2020) | 9.3 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | — | 6.7 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 8.7 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 7.6 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 101 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 172 kW (231 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,003 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €71,748 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 57,000 km | 181,000 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).