2010 Lincoln MKX problems
NHTSA has received 125 complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKX, and 43% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (20%) and seats (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 125 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 43% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 65 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 65 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 86,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Lincoln MKX with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lincoln mkz. While stopped and in reverse with the brakes applied, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a concrete wall. The contact sustained injuries to the left arm. The vehicle was towed to a local auto body shop. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
Takata recall, NHTSA recall no. 16v384, lincoln recall no. 16s26 11-23-16, I turned steering wheel to begin to park in shopping mall garage. Driver airbag immediately deployed prior to impact which caused me to hit the concrete wall ahead. There were no other passengers in the vehicle. Recall notice received july 2016 on passenger airbag. Obviously, there is a problem with the driver airbag also.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 lincoln mkx. The contact stated that the tail gate would not automatically close; the failure was intermittent. The tail gate would only close manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who could not find a cause for the failure. The contact also stated that when driving, the tail gate ajar light flashed on the instrument panel and the contact feared that it would open suddenly, causing a crash. The failure mileage was 19,020. Updated 12/29/10 updated 12/30/10
I love my lincoln mkx. High performance vehicle of safety and luxury and in comfort and style. I love it. However, my gas is terrible and the car acts like it is going to loose power as the gas isn't getting a full line to go through. I haven't had this problem until 2-3 months ago. My gas mileage is very poor now> to have this fixed there gas been a safety recall for over 1 year maybe 2 years now. I have been on a toi call list agt local dealer to get it fixed.