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EnginePart report

2016 Lincoln MKT Engine Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
11%of 9 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Lincoln MKT, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The engine light continues to come on and the only reading it gives off is that the engine is running lean. Nothing seems to be smoking or wrong with the vehicle. It continues to drive well. Then the backup cameras started to go on a blink. It comes off and on intermittently sometimes on while driving forward and less frequently on when in reverse.”

NHTSA complaint #11702945, filed 2025-12

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016111%
201447%
201323%
201227%
2011421%
20101117%

Other parts of the 2016 Lincoln MKT

Body and structure
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Lincoln MKT

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.

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