2018 Lincoln MKZ — reported problems

CarFaultIQ holds 173 evidence records for the 2018 Lincoln MKZ, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 40 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

  • Engine13 (32.5%)
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)9 (22.5%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2013–2017.
  • Driver-assistance systems3 (7.5%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2015–2020.
  • Electrical system2 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2013.
  • Fuel system2 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2013–2016.
  • Lights2 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2013–2016.

Other / uncategorized: 4 classifications (10.0%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

  • Owner complaints (3,308 records, model years 2007–2020) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), brakes and engine.
  • Safety recalls (127 records, model years 2007–2020) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), doors, latches & locks and steering.
  • Transport Canada recalls (94 records, model years 2007–2020) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), steering and seat belts.
  • Manufacturer communications (1,767 records, model years 2007–2020) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

  1. 2007 287 records for 2007
  2. 2008 318 records for 2008
  3. 2009 145 records for 2009
  4. 2010 215 records for 2010
  5. 2011 193 records for 2011
  6. 2012 195 records for 2012
  7. 2013 295 records for 2013
  8. 2014 264 records for 2014
  9. 2015 242 records for 2015
  10. 2016 220 records for 2016
  11. 2017 365 records for 2017
  12. 2018 173 records for 2018
  13. 2019 149 records for 2019
  14. 2020 86 records for 2020

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

  • 1mention a crash
  • 1mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

  • Safety recalls NHTSA 2
  • Manufacturer communications NHTSA 137
  • Investigations NHTSA 1
  • Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
  • Owner complaints NHTSA 32

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Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.

Symptoms and warning lights in these systems

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