Lincoln MKC

131 complaints across 5 scored model years and 14 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Lincoln MKC Full report

Grade 2015–2019

2015 vs model median 1.5×

Model median3× median

Electrical 12

Body & Interior 5

Fuel System 4

Avoid

2015

Best

2016 · 2018

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Lincoln MKC
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2015	1.53×	42	D
2016	0.46×	13	B
2017	1.13×	28	C
2018	0.59×	15	B
2019	1.00×	33	C

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	21.5
City / Highway	19 / 25
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,875

Recalls

14 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
20V331000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	2015	2,147,323
16V643000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	2015	2,046,297
25V572000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2015–2019	1,456,417
25V270000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2015	160,729
23V378000 Park it	ENGINE	2015–2019	142,734
26V011000	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER	2015, 2016	116,672
17V472000	SEAT BELTS	2015	94,605
25V685000	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER	2016–2019	59,006

+ 6 further campaigns

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Captiva	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2015 MKC

Complaints in window: 42
Severity-weighted: 73.5
Model median (weighted): 48
vs model median: 1.53×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 14
Open investigations: 1

Score 43.4 D