Lincoln MKS

96 complaints across 4 scored model years and 8 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Lincoln MKS Full report

Grade 2010–2014

2013 vs model median 2.0×

Model median3× median

Engine 9

Fuel System 5

Body & Interior 5

Avoid

2013

Best

2011 · 2014

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 MKS
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.30×	20	C
2011	0.69×	17	B
2013	2.00×	34	F
2014	0.43×	15	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	21
City / Highway	18 / 26
Engine	3.7L, 6 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,950

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
15V340000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2011, 2013	393,623
13V227000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2013	390,783
15V040000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	2011, 2013	194,889
14V393000	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	2013, 2014	83,250
16V621000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2013, 2014	77,502
13V270000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	2013	12,569
15V812000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2013	868
16V247000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2011	695

Others in Full-Size Cars

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
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C

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 2013 MKS

Complaints in window: 34
Severity-weighted: 70.5
Model median (weighted): 35
vs model median: 2.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 7
Open investigations: 0

Score 35 F