Reliability & cost of ownership
Lincoln Mkz Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lincoln Mkz? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Lincoln Mkz problems by model year
92 recall entries and 1620 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mkz | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Mkz | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Mkz | 2 | 26 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Mkz | 4 | 125 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Mkz | 7 | 61 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Mkz | 11 | 74 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Mkz | 14 | 97 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Mkz | 13 | 108 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Mkz | 6 | 146 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Mkz | 7 | 144 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Mkz | 9 | 169 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Mkz | 7 | 114 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Mkz | 5 | 281 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Mkz | 5 | 258 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lincoln Mkz, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags673 complaints
- service brakes287 complaints
- engine141 complaints
- electrical system119 complaints
- steering114 complaints
- unknown or other98 complaints
- power train89 complaints
- hydraulic84 complaints