Reliability & cost of ownership
Lincoln Town Car Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lincoln Town Car? 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 Town Car problems by model year
78 recall entries and 2044 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Town Car | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Town Car | 3 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Town Car | 3 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Town Car | 3 | 20 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Town Car | 3 | 84 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Town Car | 2 | 143 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2005 Town Car | 3 | 119 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Town Car | 0 | 83 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Town Car | 1 | 201 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Town Car | 1 | 65 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Town Car | 6 | 161 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Town Car | 9 | 107 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Town Car | 6 | 148 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Town Car | 8 | 154 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Town Car | 8 | 312 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 1996 Town Car | 10 | 257 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Town Car | 9 | 166 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lincoln Town Car, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- vehicle speed control289 complaints
- service brakes281 complaints
- engine and engine cooling272 complaints
- air bags260 complaints
- suspension245 complaints
- hydraulic227 complaints
- steering183 complaints
- electrical system151 complaints