2017 Lincoln Continental: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Continental are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 33 of the 74 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

74
Complaints
4
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
16.2
Severity index

Severity index 16.2 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 16.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Lincoln Continental sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Lincoln Continental ranks 132 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 3% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

StructureStructure: 20 complaints (27.0%)20 27%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (20.3%)15 20%Latches/Locks/LinkagesLatches/Locks/Linkages: 15 complaints (20.3%)15 20%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 14 complaints (18.9%)14 19%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 11 complaints (14.9%)11 15%SeatsSeats: 4 complaints (5.4%)4 5%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (4.1%)3 4%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (4.1%)3 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STRUCTURE2027.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1520.3%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1520.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1418.9%
BACK OVER PREVENTION1114.9%
SEATS45.4%
POWER TRAIN34.1%
SERVICE BRAKES34.1%

Complaints filed per year

06122017: 32018: 12019: 92020: 52021: 62022: 52023: 122024: 112025: 102026: 12 (partial year)1718192021222312242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20173
20181
20199
20205
20216
20225
202312
202411
202510
2026 (year to date)12
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.1x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V07700011/02/2019LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Lincoln Continental vehicles. The door latch pawl motors may not function properly, possibly resulting in a door latch not fully engaging.
17V12300027/02/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's frontal air bag may not fully inflate or the air bag cushion may detach from the air bag module. As such, th
16V73100012/10/2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles manufactured June 14, 2016, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. The headlights may have been built with incorrect lenses, adversely affectin
22V64400026/08/2022BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2020 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and 2017-2020 Lincoln Continental vehicles equipped with the 360-degree camera system. Degradation of the camera's anit-reflective lens coating can lead to a foggy or cloudy rearview camer
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.