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Best and worst years for the Lincoln Continental

Of the 16 model years of the Lincoln Continental with enough data to compare, the 1991 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (158), and the 2018 has the fewest (16).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Lincoln Continental 0 100 200 1990: 46 '90 1991: 158 158 '91 1992: 48 '92 1993: 62 1994: 142 142 '94 1995: 36 1996: 48 '96 1997: 60 1998: 47 '98 1999: 19 2000: 53 '00 2001: 18 18 '01 2002: 25 '02 2017: 54 2018: 16 16 '18 2019: 21 2020: 7 '20
  • Most complaints
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  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199046
1991158
199248
199362
1994142
199536
199648
199760
199847
199919
200053
200118
200225
201754
201816
201921
20207

What stands out

The 1991 stands out, with about 3.3 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1994.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1991 and 1994. Or the years with the fewest: 2018 and 2001.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202077
20192139
20181626
201754100
20022543
20011838
200053108
19991946
19984788
199760109
19964869
19953694
1994142303
199362200
199248199
1991158399
199046244