Lincoln transmission problems
Across all Lincoln models in NHTSA's complaint database, 423 complaints involve transmission. The Continental accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 1991 Continental with 36 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 423 about transmission, all Lincoln models
- Most affected
- Continental 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 158 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lincoln models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1991 Lincoln Continental36 complaints
- 2000 Lincoln LS30 complaints
- 2003 Lincoln Aviator23 complaints
- 1993 Lincoln Town Car20 complaints
- 1994 Lincoln Town Car16 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 45 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 33 |
| 1994 | 39 |
| 1995 | 23 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 25 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 54 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 26 |
| 2005 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Among the 158 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.