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Worst years for a Lincoln Mark Viii

Owners have filed 984 complaints about the Lincoln Mark Viii with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2000. More of them are about the lights than anything else.

Avoid

1993 Lincoln Mark Viii

286 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly lights.

Cleanest on record

1997 Lincoln Mark Viii

103 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lincoln Mark Viii 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
2000 — 1 0 0 — Seats
1999 — 2 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1998 B 108 2 3 64,844 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1997 A 103 1 1 61,000 Lights
1996 B 120 5 2 57,365 Lights
1995 C 172 13 1 80,257 Lights
1994 C 190 8 5 77,660 Lights
1993 D 286 20 9 89,000 Lights
1992 — 1 0 0 — Lights
1989 — 1 0 0 — Brakes

What breaks on a Lincoln Mark Viii

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

Lights 576 58.5%

Worst in 1993

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 7.3%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 51 5.2%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 45 4.6%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 43 4.4%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 36 3.7%

Worst in 1994

Suspension 28 2.8%

Worst in 1998

Steering 22 2.2%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 19 1.9%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 17 1.7%

Worst in 1995

Other & Unspecified 15 1.5%

Worst in 1997

Equipment & Accessories 13 1.3%

Worst in 1997

Airbags 12 1.2%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 9 0.9%

Worst in 1997

Exactly what failed on a Lincoln Mark Viii

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

Headlights 493 79.0%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 29 4.6%
Concealment Devices 21 3.4%
Automatic Transmission 18 2.9%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 17 2.7%
Switch 12 1.9%
Cruise Control 9 1.4%
Steering Wheel/Handle BAR 9 1.4%
Disc 8 1.3%
Front 8 1.3%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 86 May 2016

Lincoln Mark Viii 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.

Lincoln Mark Viii in California 137 Lincoln Mark Viii in Texas 90 Lincoln Mark Viii in Florida 79 Lincoln Mark Viii in New York 51 Lincoln Mark Viii in Illinois 48 Lincoln Mark Viii in Virginia 35 Lincoln Mark Viii in Washington 35 Lincoln Mark Viii in Massachusetts 31 Lincoln Mark Viii in Georgia 30 Lincoln Mark Viii in Michigan 28 Lincoln Mark Viii in North Carolina 28 Lincoln Mark Viii in Wisconsin 28

Compare the Lincoln Mark Viii

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

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