Lincoln Mark Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 53 consumer complaints across the 8 model years of the Lincoln Mark (1985–1998) that have at least 5 complaints. 1995 has the most, with 9. Across all years, the part named most often is exterior lighting (15 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Mark model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 | 90,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1996 | 7 | 73,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1995 | 9 | 70,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1994 | 5 | 116,976 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1993 | 8 | 75,250 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1990 | 5 | 90,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1988 | 5 | 154,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1985 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Exterior lighting15 25%
- Electrical system12 20%
- Brakes9 15%
- Transmission and drivetrain6 9.8%
- Steering6 9.8%
- Other or unknown6 9.8%
- Body and structure4 6.6%
- Suspension3 4.9%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
1990: “The air bags for the suspension fail to inflate. And if they do inflate they go down within 1 minute of inflating them. Also, the air bag light goes on, though there is nothing wrong with my air bags. Please let me know if there are any recalls that I am not aware of, thank you for your time,,, jason lagowski”
NHTSA complaint #10070005, filed 2004-01, 90,000 miles1994: “Headlights are no longer effective. They do not put out enough light to properly be driven with at night. Due to this issue I can no longer drive the vehicle safely at night. I have tried new bulbs, higher power bulbs, and polishing the plastic lenses all to no avail.”
NHTSA complaint #10153471, filed 2006-03, 80,000 miles1993: “When the problem first started to occur I noticed the power windows were goin up little slower...a few months pasted...then the major problems started to occur...when I would turn on the stereo and the AC..the AC would kick on and off the stereo would kick on and off..also one day the car would start then the next I would have to jump start it.....I took my car into the shop and they told me my alternator was bad and in turn wrecked my battery....this same problem also occured in my grandfathers 94 Lincoln MARK 8 his was around 100000 miles”
NHTSA complaint #10070571, filed 2004-01, 95,000 milesOther Lincoln models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology