Lincoln air bags problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,002 complaints involve air bags. The MKZ accounts for the largest share (34%). The single worst model year is the 2007 MKZ with 184 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,002 about air bags, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- MKZ 34% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 612 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 304 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKZ | 675 | 34% |
| MKX | 411 | 21% |
| Town Car | 329 | 16% |
| Zephyr | 153 | 8% |
| LS | 140 | 7% |
| Continental | 85 | 4% |
| Navigator | 81 | 4% |
| MKZ Hybrid | 37 | 2% |
| Aviator | 22 | 1% |
| MKS | 20 | 1% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2007 Lincoln MKZ184 complaints
- 2008 Lincoln MKZ167 complaints
- 2008 Lincoln MKX157 complaints
- 2007 Lincoln MKX155 complaints
- 2006 Lincoln Zephyr142 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 |
| 1991 | 30 |
| 1992 | 18 |
| 1993 | 25 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 93 |
| 2001 | 96 |
| 2002 | 55 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 41 |
| 2006 | 212 |
| 2007 | 357 |
| 2008 | 333 |
| 2009 | 110 |
| 2010 | 157 |
| 2011 | 90 |
| 2012 | 89 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 612 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.