FaultScore

Worst years for a Lincoln MKC

Owners have filed 728 complaints about the Lincoln MKC with NHTSA across model years 2015 to 2019. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Lincoln MKC

231 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2018 Lincoln MKC

86 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lincoln MKC 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
2019 C 139 3 2 51,000 Engine & Cooling
2018 B 86 5 0 49,500 Engine & Cooling
2017 C 231 12 2 62,750 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 106 1 11 69,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 166 9 1 49,400 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Lincoln MKC

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

Engine & Cooling 354 48.6%

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2015

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2015

Worst in 2015

Wheels 15 2.1%

Worst in 2018

Steering 14 1.9%

Worst in 2015

Airbags 11 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Body & Structure 10 1.4%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 9 1.2%

Worst in 2017

Lights 9 1.2%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 1.2%

Worst in 2015

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 1.0%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

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

Sep 2014 peak 27 Aug 2026

Lincoln MKC 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 MKC

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