Reliability & cost of ownership
Lincoln MKX Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lincoln MKX? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Lincoln MKX problems by model year
52 recall entries and 1,418 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 MKX | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 MKX | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 MKX | 5 | 31 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 MKX | 5 | 52 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 MKX | 7 | 156 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 MKX | 0 | 19 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 MKX | 1 | 35 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 MKX | 1 | 164 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 MKX | 1 | 84 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 MKX | 3 | 149 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 MKX | 7 | 111 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 MKX | 7 | 66 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 MKX | 7 | 253 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 MKX | 6 | 298 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lincoln MKX, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags410 complaints
- service brakes229 complaints
- electrical system178 complaints
- engine140 complaints
- power train139 complaints
- unknown or other129 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system78 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic69 complaints