Lincoln electrical system problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,676 complaints involve electrical system. The Town Car accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 1992 Town Car with 83 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,676 about electrical system, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Town Car 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 696 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 270
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 1992 Lincoln Town Car83 complaints
- 1990 Lincoln Town Car74 complaints
- 1993 Lincoln Town Car44 complaints
- 2011 Lincoln MKX41 complaints
- 2020 Lincoln Aviator39 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 |
| 1991 | 47 |
| 1992 | 104 |
| 1993 | 71 |
| 1994 | 59 |
| 1995 | 35 |
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1997 | 28 |
| 1998 | 57 |
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 74 |
| 2001 | 50 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 51 |
| 2004 | 45 |
| 2005 | 34 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 33 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 30 |
| 2011 | 57 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 84 |
| 2014 | 44 |
| 2015 | 61 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2020 | 66 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 696 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.