Lincoln steering problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 979 complaints involve steering. The Town Car accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 2013 MKS with 61 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 979 about steering, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Town Car 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 515 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 66 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Town Car | 227 | 23% |
| Continental | 121 | 12% |
| MKS | 121 | 12% |
| MKZ | 115 | 12% |
| MKT | 103 | 11% |
| Navigator | 71 | 7% |
| LS | 52 | 5% |
| MKZ Hybrid | 40 | 4% |
| MKX | 26 | 3% |
| Aviator | 23 | 2% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2013 Lincoln MKS61 complaints
- 2013 Lincoln MKT32 complaints
- 2010 Lincoln MKT29 complaints
- 1991 Lincoln Continental27 complaints
- 2014 Lincoln MKZ25 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 |
| 1991 | 36 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 30 |
| 1994 | 14 |
| 1995 | 27 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1997 | 42 |
| 1998 | 50 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 24 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 51 |
| 2011 | 72 |
| 2012 | 67 |
| 2013 | 116 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 |
Among the 515 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.