Lincoln MKT: which model years to avoid

Name: Lincoln MKT complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Lincoln MKT model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2012	27	1	0	0	0.0 Low	STEERING
2013	69	7	1	2	23.2 Low	STEERING
2014	54	4	2	0	44.4 Medium	STRUCTURE
2015	23	6	2	0	69.6 Medium	UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Across 4 model years, the 2015 Lincoln MKT carries the highest severity index (69.6, driven by unknown or other), while the 2012 is the cleanest at 0.0.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.