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Lincoln steering problems

Owners have filed 1,020 complaints with NHTSA about the steering on Lincoln vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Lincoln Town CAR, worst in 1997.

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.

1,020

Complaints

100%

Share of all Lincoln complaints

67

Crashes

22

Fires

Which Lincoln models have the most steering problems

Town CAR 240 23.5%

Worst in 1997

Continental 152 14.9%

Worst in 1991

MKS 121 11.9%

Worst in 2013

MKZ 115 11.3%

Worst in 2014

MKT 101 9.9%

Worst in 2013

Navigator 71 7.0%

Worst in 1998

LS 52 5.1%

Worst in 2000

MKZ Hybrid 40 3.9%

Worst in 2012

Worst Lincoln model years for steering problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2013 Lincoln MKS 61 34% 93,000 F
2013 Lincoln MKT 31 34% 111,000 D
2010 Lincoln MKT 29 32% 95,000 D
1991 Lincoln Continental 27 7% — C
2014 Lincoln MKZ 25 19% 65,000 C
1990 Lincoln Continental 23 9% — D
1989 Lincoln Continental 22 9% — F
1997 Lincoln Town CAR 22 6% 79,750 C
1998 Lincoln Navigator 22 9% 83,849 C
2011 Lincoln MKS 21 37% 57,000 D
2012 Lincoln MKZ 20 11% 65,000 F
1996 Lincoln Town CAR 19 6% 94,000 C
2011 Lincoln MKZ 19 10% 71,289 D
2012 Lincoln MKT 19 58% 115,000 F
2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid 19 24% 63,000 C
2007 Lincoln Town CAR 18 16% 147,224 D
1995 Lincoln Town CAR 16 7% 151,628 B
2000 Lincoln LS 16 3% 95,000 C
2003 Lincoln Town CAR 16 7% 107,452 A
2013 Lincoln MKZ 16 11% 67,000 A

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