MODELYEARINDEX

Lincoln MKX

289 complaints across 9 scored model years and 20 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Lincoln MKX Full report
F
Grade 2010–2018
2016 vs model median 4.0×
Model median3× median
Engine 25
Electrical 13
Fuel System 10
Avoid

2016

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.46× 15 B
2011
1.04× 29 C
2012
1.10× 27 B
2013
1.58× 40 C
2014
0.97× 22 B
2015
0.52× 16 B
2016
3.98× 93 F
2017
1.00× 32 C
2018
0.65× 15 B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG19.5
City / Highway17 / 24.5
Engine3.2L, 6 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$3,175

Recalls

20 campaigns on record, 3 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
21V158000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010 2,602,668
16V384000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010 1,892,343
19V001000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010 782,384
25V544000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 2016–2018 499,129
20V469000 SERVICE BRAKES 2016–2018 488,594
18V046000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010 327,796
19V632000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2016 116,160
15V712000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 2010 110,636

+ 12 further campaigns

Others in Compact SUVs

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

Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura RDX
20192020
C
Audi Q5
20182021
C
Audi SQ5
none flagged
C
BMW X3
20132019
C
Buick Envision
2017
C
Cadillac SRX
2013
C
Cadillac XT5
2017
C
Chevrolet Blazer
none flagged
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 2016 MKX
Complaints in window
93
Severity-weighted
157
Model median (weighted)
39
vs model median
3.98×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
7
Open investigations
1
Score 6.7 F