Which Lincoln MKT years should you avoid?

2013 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Lincoln MKT model year measured over an identical 60-month window.

What is the best year for the Lincoln MKT?

2010 is the best-scoring Lincoln MKT model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 71.8 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

How many recalls does the Lincoln MKT have?

10 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Lincoln MKT model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

Which Lincoln MKT years to avoid

Across 4 scored model years, the 2013 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Lincoln MKT Full report

Grade 2010–2015

2013 vs model median 1.2×

Model median3× median

Fuel System 9

Body & Interior 5

Steering 5

Avoid

2013

Best

2010 · 2015

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 MKT
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.13×	30	B
2013	1.21×	30	D
2014	0.87×	25	C
2015	0.59×	13	B

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2013 D 30 reports · median 50,000 mi

Fuel System 9

This vehicle was modified by small volume manufacturer baf technologies (now westport) with an epa-approved cng conversion package. The fuel filler receptacle, however, was not securely mounted to the frame. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Body & Interior 5

When driver door side close the ajar door remain on. Need to close couples of time but still not resolve a problem .when I went to auto repair shop same problem for every 2013 lincoln mkt . owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Steering 5

I was on a highway,going around 50~55 miles per hour.suddenly I lost power in steering wheel.there was no warning sign,no sound at all.I turned my right signal but it was stopped working as well.I put my flashers on and… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

2 fire

2014 C 25 reports · median 25,000 mi

Body & Interior 7

Sun roof glass shattered, this is car number 315, we are a livery company and this is car 1 of 5 (so far) to have the sun roof spontaneously shatter out of 18 cars purchased (all 2014 lincoln mkt's.) owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Lights & Visibility 6

I was driving on the hwy and my freind was driving behind me.my vista glass moonroof exploded and shattered.it was nobody in front or on the side just my freind behind me. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Fuel System 2

The contact owns a 2014 lincoln mkt. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after four attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

The best year for the MKT

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2010 is the best-scoring MKT model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 71.8 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2015 at 0.59× this model’s median, against 1.13× for 2010.

Best-scoring model years
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.13×	30	B
2015	0.59×	13	B
2014	0.87×	25	C

Recalls

10 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
25V695000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2015	1,448,655
15V340000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2013	393,623
13V227000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2013	390,783
20V072000	SUSPENSION:REAR	2013–2015	211,207
14V393000	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	2013, 2014	83,250
16V621000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2013–2015	77,502
15V464000	PARKING BRAKE	2015	7,165
15V172000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2013–2015	1,549
15V812000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2013	868
15V476000	CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP	2015	265

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2013 were reported at a median of 50,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Lincoln MKT years should you avoid?: 2013 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Lincoln MKT model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Lincoln MKT?: 2010 is the best-scoring Lincoln MKT model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 71.8 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Lincoln MKT have?: 10 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Lincoln MKT model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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 MKT

Complaints in window: 30
Severity-weighted: 45
Model median (weighted): 37
vs model median: 1.21×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 7
Open investigations: 0

Score 54.8 D