Lincoln exhaust system problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 175 complaints involve exhaust system. The Town Car accounts for the largest share (65%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Town Car with 46 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 175 about exhaust system, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Town Car 65% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 95 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car46 complaints
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car41 complaints
- 1992 Lincoln Continental8 complaints
- 1998 Lincoln Continental5 complaints
- 2001 Lincoln LS5 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 48 |
| 1997 | 41 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 95 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.