FaultScore

Worst years for a Lincoln LS

Owners have filed 1,366 complaints about the Lincoln LS with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2006. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Lincoln LS

458 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2003 Lincoln LS

113 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lincoln LS year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2006 C 25 2 0 67,000 Engine & Cooling
2005 B 132 6 0 60,000 Engine & Cooling
2004 C 140 11 1 61,000 Engine & Cooling
2003 B 113 3 0 58,778 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 D 179 31 0 80,502 Engine & Cooling
2001 D 319 31 3 89,000 Suspension
2000 D 458 27 2 74,600 Suspension

What breaks on a Lincoln LS

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Suspension 289 21.2%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 181 13.3%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 140 10.2%

Worst in 2000

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Brakes 79 5.8%

Worst in 2000

Steering 52 3.8%

Worst in 2000

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Worst in 2005

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Wheels 31 2.3%

Worst in 2001

Worst in 2004

Lights 25 1.8%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Lincoln LS

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Lower Ball Joint 143 32.6%
Automatic Transmission 64 14.6%
Front 54 12.3%
Engine 45 10.3%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 32 7.3%
Side/Window 26 5.9%
Frontal 23 5.3%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 20 4.6%
Ignition 16 3.7%
Gasoline 15 3.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lincoln LS, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2000 peak 25 Apr 2023

Lincoln LS problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Lincoln LS

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.