Lincoln Continental by model year

2,112 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lincoln Continental across 17 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Lincoln Continental

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	244
1991	399
1992	199
1993	200
1994	303
1995	94
1996	69
1997	109
1998	88
1999	46
2000	108
2001	38
2002	43
2017	100
2018	26
2019	39
2020	7

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2020	7		2	19 to 21
2019	39	Latches & locks (23%)	3	19 to 21	5 stars
2018	26	Latches & locks (23%)	2	19 to 21	5 stars
2017	100	Body & structure (20%)	4	19 to 21	5 stars
2002	43	Cruise control (14%)		18
2001	38	Suspension (21%)	1	18
2000	108	Air bags (16%)	3	18
1999	46	Suspension (26%)	2	18
1998	88	Cruise control (15%)	1	18
1997	109	Wipers, windshield & visibility (15%)	1	18
1996	69	Suspension (20%)	2	18
1995	94	Lighting (15%)	1	18
1994	303	Engine (28%)	5	19
1993	200	Engine (35%)	4	18
1992	199	Engine (26%)	3	18
1991	399	Engine (16%)	3	18
1990	244	Engine (18%)	3	19