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Lincoln MKC Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 603 consumer complaints across the 5 model years of the Lincoln MKC (2015–2019) that have at least 5 complaints. 2017 has the most, with 193. Across all years, the part named most often is engine (323 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

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All MKC 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.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
201912358,27839937 · TypicalRising
20187650,000412030 · FewerRising
201719363,000316367 · MoreRising
20168069,000516550 · TypicalRising
201513149,2001215084 · MoreRising

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2017: “While driving the vehicle will suddenly accelerate unexpectedly and on more than one occasions I almost crashed into the vehicle in front of me. Took the car to my mechanic and he stated that this is a know problem with this engine and Lincoln is replacing the engine but I checked with Lincoln they said there are no safety recalls.... **”

NHTSA complaint #11234059, filed 2019-07, 25,000 miles

2015: “I am driving in the car and the car is turned off, the car is sometimes driving and the car stops and the car is slowed down, the transmission is the fifth time I take it to the dealer and it returns to the dame problemi am afraid of crashing because the car stop without wanting”

NHTSA complaint #11218156, filed 2019-06, 25,000 miles

2016: “My sync software was automatically updated from version 2.3 to version 3.0, after that update, my voice recognition and audible navigation turn-by-turn prompts no longer work. After contacting the ford hotline I was instructed to take the car to my local dealership. After 5 hours diagnosing the problem, they charged me $100 and informed me that I would need to have the apim replaced at an addition cost of $800. I did not have this part replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #11196945, filed 2019-04, 28,070 miles

Other Lincoln models

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3,298 complaints
Lincoln Continental
1,670 complaints
Lincoln MKZ
1,667 complaints
Lincoln MKX
1,418 complaints
Lincoln Navigator
1,357 complaints
Lincoln LS
982 complaints
Lincoln Mark Viii
821 complaints
Lincoln Aviator
490 complaints

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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