Lincoln latches & locks problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 207 complaints involve latches & locks. The Town Car accounts for the largest share (39%). The single worst model year is the 1990 Town Car with 22 latches & locks complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 207 about latches & locks, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Town Car 39% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 110 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Town Car | 80 | 39% |
| Continental | 42 | 20% |
| MKZ | 25 | 12% |
| LS | 11 | 5% |
| Navigator | 8 | 4% |
| MKZ Hybrid | 7 | 3% |
| Aviator | 6 | 3% |
| MKC | 6 | 3% |
| MKX | 6 | 3% |
| MKS | 4 | 2% |
Worst model years for latches & locks
- 1990 Lincoln Town Car22 complaints
- 1991 Lincoln Town Car19 complaints
- 2017 Lincoln Continental15 complaints
- 2019 Lincoln Continental9 complaints
- 2000 Lincoln LS8 complaints
Latches & locks complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 23 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 110 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.