Worst years for a Lincoln MKZ
Owners have filed 2,025 complaints about the Lincoln MKZ with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2020. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Avoid
2017 Lincoln MKZ184 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Lincoln MKZ 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2019 | C | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | B | 40 | 1 | 0 | 45,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 184 | 13 | 11 | 51,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 78 | 10 | 0 | 32,700 | Brakes |
| 2015 | B | 107 | 5 | 0 | 48,989 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | C | 130 | 10 | 0 | 63,000 | Steering |
| 2013 | C | 146 | 9 | 3 | 40,000 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | D | 176 | 17 | 5 | 53,500 | Airbags |
| 2011 | D | 181 | 23 | 8 | 68,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | D | 197 | 22 | 0 | 66,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 129 | 11 | 0 | 77,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 328 | 20 | 0 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 305 | 21 | 3 | 80,000 | Airbags |
What breaks on a Lincoln MKZ
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Lincoln MKZ
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lincoln MKZ, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lincoln MKZ 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 MKZ
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.