2013 Lincoln MKT
Complaints about this year name steering far more often than the model's other years — 45% of them, about 4× the usual rate of 11.1%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 69 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 19 |
| Involving a crash | 1 |
| Involving a fire | 2 |
| Recalls | 7 |
| EPA combined | 19.5 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- steering wheel — 14% of complaints, 36× usual
- power steering — 30% of complaints, 4× usual
- steering assist — 13% of complaints, 33× usual
What owners wrote
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND REVERSE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC…
Power Steering Assist light came on on startup, unable to steer car. Lincoln reports steering rack needs to be replaced, and our car is not covered under the existing recall.
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 15V172000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 16V621000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 15V812000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 15V340000 STEERING Fixed free of charge.
- 14V393000 POWER TRAIN Fixed free of charge.
- 13V227000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 20V072000 SUSPENSION Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Lincoln MKT was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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