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Lincoln transmission problems

Owners have filed 1,282 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Lincoln vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 24 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Lincoln Town CAR, worst in 2003.

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.

1,282

Complaints

100%

Share of all Lincoln complaints

67

Crashes

16

Fires

Which Lincoln models have the most transmission problems

Town CAR 179 14.0%

Worst in 2003

Continental 178 13.9%

Worst in 1991

Navigator 178 13.9%

Worst in 2019

MKX 138 10.8%

Worst in 2007

LS 127 9.9%

Worst in 2000

Aviator 122 9.5%

Worst in 2003

MKZ 94 7.3%

Worst in 2017

Nautilus 57 4.4%

Worst in 2019

MKC 49 3.8%

Worst in 2015

Mark Viii 36 2.8%

Worst in 1994

Worst Lincoln model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Lincoln Aviator 57 34% 67,500 D
1991 Lincoln Continental 46 12% 133,451 B
2000 Lincoln LS 38 8% 66,100 B
2007 Lincoln MKX 35 10% 82,319 D
2008 Lincoln MKX 30 10% 92,904 A
2003 Lincoln Town CAR 29 12% 83,256 A
2019 Lincoln Nautilus 28 21% 2,000 C
2017 Lincoln MKZ 24 13% 107,000 F
2004 Lincoln Aviator 22 19% 79,500 C
2019 Lincoln Navigator 22 21% 42,500 C
2020 Lincoln Aviator 22 13% 82,000 B
1993 Lincoln Town CAR 21 9% 100,000 B
2003 Lincoln LS 21 19% 76,550 B
1994 Lincoln Continental 20 7% 43,692 B
2018 Lincoln Navigator 20 29% 79,000 D
2004 Lincoln LS 19 14% 57,500 C
2015 Lincoln MKC 18 11% 53,000 D
2020 Lincoln Navigator 18 50% 72,800 F
1994 Lincoln Town CAR 17 8% — D
1995 Lincoln Town CAR 17 7% — A

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