Lincoln MKX
Registered from 2007 to 2018.
About this model
The Lincoln MKX is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Ford Motor Company and marketed its Lincoln brand over two generations, as a rebadged variant of the Ford Edge crossover, for both generations.
From the Wikipedia article Lincoln MKX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Service brakes: more complaints than 97% of 2013 cars — 40% of its 163 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 9%.
- Hydraulic: more complaints than 90% of 2013 cars — 4% of its 163 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 1%.
- Back over prevention: more complaints than 98% of 2013 cars — 3% of its 163 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 0%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- SERVICE BRAKES — 48 owners reported this, 3 involving a crash
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 19 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- POWER TRAIN — 14 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- ENGINE — 8 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC — 5 owners reported this
- STRUCTURE — 5 owners reported this
- BACK OVER PREVENTION — 4 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES — 4 owners reported this
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 3 owners reported this
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★★ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Optional |
| Lane departure warning | Optional |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 303 hp · 1990 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2017 | 303 hp · 1990 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2016 | 325 hp · 1990 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2015 | 305 hp · 2008 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2014 | 2008 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2013 | 2008 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2012 | 2008 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 2011 | 2008 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 2010 | 2004 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2009 | 2004 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2008 | 2004 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2007 | 2004 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
20% of 2018 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
14V393000
If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.
16V343000
An improperly anchored child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat back trim cover and tether cover bezel on the second row, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C09.
17V123000
During deployment, if the air bag does not fully inflate or the cushion detaches, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C02.
18V548000
An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and starter motor power supply cables to verify that they are properly secured, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 26, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S25.
18V612000
If the doors open in the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door striker bolts, free of charge. The recall began October 18, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18C06.
19V632000
If the bolts corrode, the steering gear motor may detach from the gear housing resulting in a loss of power steering assist, requiring a greater steering effort, especially at lower speeds, and increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear motor bolts and apply a wax sealer. If any of the steering gear motor attachment bolts are broken or missing, a new steering gear will be installed in the vehicle. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began October 18, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S26.
19V809000
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the battery harness clips and elbow guide, and install a wire channel shield and protective sleeve to the battery cable harness, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on December 2, 2019. Owners will receive a second notice when the remedy becomes available, currently expected to be the end of April 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S41.
20V414000
An air bag that deploys inadvertently increases the risk of a crash. An air bag that does not deploy in the event of a crash increases the risk of injury.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install protective flocking tape onto the exposed edge of the 16-way seat cushion frames, and inspect the wire harness for damage, and repair or replace it as needed, free of charge. This recall began August 12, 2020. Owners may contact Ford/Lincoln customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S37.
2 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Front suspension lower ball joint
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2009, closed November 2009.
Tire valve cracking
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2008, closed April 2009.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Lincoln filed 141 bulletins about the 2018 MKX.
- Electrical system: 42
- Equipment: 21
- Engine and engine cooling: 17
- Power train: 13
- Structure: 10
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 5
- Seats: 5
- Communication: 4
- Service brakes: 4
- Steering: 4
- Other: 16
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.