Lincoln Continental
Owners filed 1,387 complaints across 17 model years of the Lincoln Continental. The 1991 drew the most (203); the 2020 the fewest (7).
Model years17
Complaints1,387
Recalls50
Fires59
Deaths7
Every Lincoln Continental model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2019 | 32 | 3 | — | 2 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Routine | |
| 2018 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 75 | 4 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2002 | 33 | 1 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2001 | 32 | 2 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2000 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1999 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs | Routine | |
| 1998 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1997 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior | Routine | |
| 1996 | 48 | 3 | — | 3 | Suspension › Front | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1994 | 190 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 121 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1992 | 126 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1991 | 203 | 3 | 19 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 158 | 5 | 15 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported |
Which Lincoln Continental years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 203 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 3 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.