2014 Lincoln MKX: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2014 Lincoln MKX are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 11 of the 34 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

34
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
47.1
Severity index

Severity index 47.1 - Medium. 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: 47.1p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2014 Lincoln MKX sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Service BrakesService Brakes: 10 complaints (29.4%)10 29%EngineEngine: 7 complaints (20.6%)7 21%Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (20.6%)7 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (17.6%)6 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (14.7%)5 15%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%VisibilityVisibility: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1029.4%
ENGINE720.6%
POWER TRAIN720.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER617.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM514.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION25.9%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)25.9%
VISIBILITY25.9%

Complaints filed per year

0252014: 22015: 42016: 32017: 12018: 42019: 32020: 42021: 12022: 12023: 42024: 22025: 51415161718192021222324255
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20142
20154
20163
20171
20184
20193
20204
20211
20221
20234
20242
20255
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.8x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V39300002/07/2014POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFTFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex
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.