Lincoln MKS
Owners filed 374 complaints across 8 model years of the Lincoln MKS. The 2013 drew the most (142).
Model years8
Complaints374
Recalls19
Fires7
Deaths19
Which Lincoln MKS years should you avoid?
Going by 374 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Lincoln MKS years to avoid are 2013.
- 2013142 complaints, 2.8× a typical MKS year, most often about the steering; and 13.9× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (4 fires, 6 crashes, 18 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 MKS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2015 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 44 | 2 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2013Avoid | 142 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2011 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 51 | 0 | — | 8 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Fatalities reported |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.