Worst years for a Lincoln Town CAR
Owners have filed 4,329 complaints about the Lincoln Town CAR with NHTSA across model years 1977 to 2011. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1996 Lincoln Town CAR316 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Lincoln Town CAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | C | 11 | 6 | 0 | 53,500 | Steering |
| 2010 | B | 17 | 0 | 3 | 94,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42,200 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 31 | 9 | 0 | 53,900 | Brakes |
| 2007 | C | 114 | 29 | 1 | 60,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2006 | C | 207 | 20 | 1 | 62,768 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 161 | 23 | 2 | 64,500 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2004 | C | 99 | 22 | 3 | 66,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2003 | C | 242 | 15 | 0 | 68,900 | Suspension |
| 2002 | C | 71 | 17 | 1 | 48,940 | Airbags |
| 2001 | D | 207 | 31 | 5 | 85,500 | Airbags |
| 2000 | D | 147 | 18 | 10 | 65,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | D | 203 | 24 | 9 | 90,000 | Airbags |
| 1998 | C | 194 | 7 | 8 | 84,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 395 | 14 | 6 | 91,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 316 | 15 | 14 | 92,551 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 241 | 17 | 13 | 103,733 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 212 | 21 | 30 | 111,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | D | 226 | 17 | 67 | 100,000 | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 312 | 11 | 109 | 96,000 | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 278 | 30 | 17 | 83,100 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 267 | 30 | 75 | 100,500 | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 97 | 8 | 39 | — | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 123 | 9 | 38 | 113,500 | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 40 | 2 | 16 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 54 | 4 | 27 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 24 | 1 | 8 | — | Electrical System |
| 1984 | — | 19 | 2 | 9 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1982 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1977 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Lincoln Town CAR
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 Town CAR
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lincoln Town CAR, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lincoln Town CAR 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 Town CAR
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.