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Lincoln airbag problems

Owners have filed 2,008 complaints with NHTSA about the airbag system on Lincoln vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Lincoln MKZ, worst in 2007.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

2,008

Complaints

100%

Share of all Lincoln complaints

311

Crashes

9

Fires

Which Lincoln models have the most airbag problems

MKZ 674 33.6%

Worst in 2007

MKX 411 20.5%

Worst in 2008

Town CAR 329 16.4%

Worst in 2006

Zephyr 153 7.6%

Worst in 2006

LS 140 7.0%

Worst in 2000

Continental 93 4.6%

Worst in 2000

Navigator 80 4.0%

Worst in 2003

MKZ Hybrid 37 1.8%

Worst in 2011

Worst Lincoln model years for airbag problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2007 Lincoln MKZ 184 60% 66,284 F
2008 Lincoln MKZ 167 51% 70,000 F
2008 Lincoln MKX 157 52% 73,000 F
2007 Lincoln MKX 155 44% 95,800 F
2006 Lincoln Zephyr 142 51% 89,000 F
2010 Lincoln MKZ 96 49% 66,500 F
2012 Lincoln MKZ 68 39% 42,000 F
2009 Lincoln MKZ 66 51% 53,500 F
2011 Lincoln MKZ 66 36% 42,500 F
2006 Lincoln Town CAR 58 28% 71,900 F
2001 Lincoln Town CAR 56 27% 89,000 F
2010 Lincoln MKX 54 43% 73,000 F
2000 Lincoln LS 48 10% 70,596 F
2009 Lincoln MKX 35 45% 93,500 F
2001 Lincoln LS 33 10% 88,006 F
1999 Lincoln Town CAR 29 14% 100,762 F
2002 Lincoln LS 24 13% 85,251 F
2005 Lincoln Town CAR 22 14% 63,500 D
2002 Lincoln Town CAR 21 30% 61,767 F
1991 Lincoln Town CAR 18 6% — F

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