FaultScore

Worst years for a Lincoln MKS

Owners have filed 492 complaints about the Lincoln MKS with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2016. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Lincoln MKS

182 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2012 Lincoln MKS

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lincoln MKS 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
2016 5 0 0 Electrical System
2015 B 28 0 2 43,000 Engine & Cooling
2014 B 60 1 0 79,000 Steering
2013 F 182 6 6 71,750 Steering
2012 B 26 2 0 74,625 Steering
2011 C 57 3 1 57,500 Steering
2010 D 64 12 0 80,750 Steering
2009 D 70 5 1 53,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Lincoln MKS

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

Steering 121 24.6%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 52 10.6%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Brakes 34 6.9%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 4.9%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 24 4.9%

Worst in 2010

Airbags 20 4.1%

Worst in 2009

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 20 4.1%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 17 3.5%

Worst in 2009

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 2.4%

Worst in 2013

Lights 11 2.2%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 9 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2009 peak 12 Aug 2026

Lincoln MKS 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 MKS

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