2010 Lincoln MKZ problems
The 2010 Lincoln MKZ has 198 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (48%) concerns air bags. Next are brakes (21%) and lighting (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 198 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 49% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 96 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 96 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 68,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Lincoln MKZ with enough data (44 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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* takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 lincoln mkz. While driving on a rocky driveway, the vehicle skidded to the left and accelerated at a high rate of speed. The vehicle crashed into a ditch. The driver sustained a head injury. The front passenger sustained back and spinal pain. A four year old child occupant, who was wearing a seat belt, experienced whiplash. All occupants received medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. None of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lincoln mkz. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic ligh, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. During the crash the front driver and passenger seats collapsed backward. The contact and the passenger suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 33,700.
My 2010 lincoln mkz car was struck in the drivers door on 15 april 2011 by another car at an estimated 45 MPH. Side impact airbags failed to deploy resulting in driver and passenger being badly injured. Both vehicles were totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lincoln mkz. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and it felt stiff causing the vehicle to fail to decelerate. The contact also mentioned there was a hissing noise emitting from behind the brake pedal. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a both a dealer and an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed both times that the power brake booster had failed and needed to be replaced.