Lincoln body & structure problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 785 complaints involve body & structure. The Town Car accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2005 Aviator with 31 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 785 about body & structure, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Town Car 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 372 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 12
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2005 Lincoln Aviator31 complaints
- 1991 Lincoln Continental29 complaints
- 2017 Lincoln Continental20 complaints
- 2003 Lincoln Navigator18 complaints
- 1991 Lincoln Town Car18 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1991 | 47 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 23 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 33 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 46 |
| 2004 | 38 |
| 2005 | 48 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 372 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.