FaultScore

Worst years for a Lincoln MKT

Owners have filed 395 complaints about the Lincoln MKT with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2019. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Lincoln MKT

79 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2018 Lincoln MKT

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lincoln MKT 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 A 21 0 0 85,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2018 A 10 0 0 Body & Structure
2017 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 12 0 0 61,000 Body & Structure
2015 C 29 4 0 38,783 Other & Unspecified
2014 D 79 6 0 100,000 Body & Structure
2013 D 90 1 3 88,000 Steering
2012 B 33 0 0 82,000 Steering
2011 A 26 0 0 87,000 Steering
2010 D 92 2 1 70,000 Steering

What breaks on a Lincoln MKT

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

Steering 101 25.6%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 47 11.9%

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 5.8%

Worst in 2014

Suspension 18 4.6%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 4.1%

Worst in 2010

Lights 8 2.0%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 8 2.0%

Worst in 2010

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 1.8%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 4 1.0%

Worst in 2010

Exactly what failed on a Lincoln MKT

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

Body 32 53.3%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 12 20.0%
Warnings 3 5.0%
Rearview System Braking 2 3.3%
Camera 2 3.3%
Assist 2 3.3%
Column 2 3.3%
Exhaust System 2 3.3%
Door 2 3.3%
Electric Power Assist System 1 1.7%

Complaints filed over time

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

Dec 2009 peak 12 Aug 2026

Compare the Lincoln MKT

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