Lincoln Mark Viii
Owners filed 825 complaints across 9 model years of the Lincoln Mark Viii. The 1993 drew the most (239).
Model years9
Complaints825
Recalls15
Fires19
Deaths8
Which Lincoln Mark Viii years should you avoid?
Going by 825 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Lincoln Mark Viii years to avoid are 1993.
- 19935.4× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (7 fires, 16 crashes, 8 deaths).
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Lincoln Mark Viii model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1998 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Routine | |
| 1997 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1996 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1995 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1994 | 167 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1993Avoid | 239 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.