Lincoln LS
Owners filed 982 complaints across 7 model years of the Lincoln LS. The 2000 drew the most (354); the 2006 the fewest (18).
Model years7
Complaints982
Recalls4
Fires3
Deaths2
Every Lincoln LS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18 | 0 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 90 | 1 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2003 | 68 | 1 | — | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2002 | 121 | 0 | — | 21 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2001 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 20 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 354 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | Fatalities reported |
Which Lincoln LS years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 354 complaints concentrated in the suspension › front › control arm › lower ball joint. It carries 1 recall.
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.