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2016 Lincoln MKX electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 27 complaints for the 2016 Lincoln MKX, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
27 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Lincoln MKX Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 81% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 81% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 lincoln mkx. The contact initially received notification of NHTSA campaign number:19v809000 (electrical system) however, the parts at the time were unavailable. Hassett ford (3530 sunrise hwy, wantagh, ny 11793) was contacted numerous times and confirmed each time that parts were not yet available. The contact then stated that several warning lights including the ABS warning light would illuminate intermittently on the instrument panel.

Reported at 35,000 miles, August 2020 CrashInjury

Back tail gate came back up after thought to be closed. Causing damage to the lift gate hitting the top of the garage door.

Reported at 7,000 miles, September 2017 Crash

Other problems reported for the 2016 Lincoln MKX

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Electrical system problems across all Lincoln models