Lincoln lighting problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 995 complaints involve lighting. The Mark Viii accounts for the largest share (58%). The single worst model year is the 1993 Mark Viii with 196 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 995 about lighting, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Mark Viii 58% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 269 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
Worst model years for lighting
- 1993 Lincoln Mark Viii196 complaints
- 1994 Lincoln Mark Viii134 complaints
- 1995 Lincoln Mark Viii115 complaints
- 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii84 complaints
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii34 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1992 | 13 |
| 1993 | 223 |
| 1994 | 163 |
| 1995 | 148 |
| 1996 | 111 |
| 1997 | 59 |
| 1998 | 36 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 269 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.