2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 7%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,650miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, 7% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,650 miles.
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.
“Shortly after I had the takata recall fixed, I had the following things happen to the vehicle: interior driver's door handle will not operate. Prior to that the driver's window would not operate. Mysteriously, the window began operating, then the interior door handle failed. The vehicle was stationary when each incident occurred.”
NHTSA complaint #11206413, filed 2019-05, 53,300 miles“Failure of driver's inside door handle: when attempting to exit my car, the door handle's mechanism suddenly failed and I was unable to egress the vehicle and I came close to panicking. So I was forced to exit via the passenger door which was very difficult climbing over the center console. After talking to the Lincoln assistant service manager and researching the internet, I quickly learned that fords, including lincolns, have an extremely high failure rate of this part. …”
NHTSA complaint #11163758, filed 2018-12, 43,208 miles“Attempted to get out of the car and the drivers side door would not open. Shut the car off, turned it back on. Hit the lock and unlock button several times and still could not get out of the vehicle. Eventually had to open it from the outside.”
NHTSA complaint #10785282, filed 2015-10, 52,000 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln Mkz Hybrid. The contact stated that while pulling on the drivers side front door handle, there was a snap on the inside of the door and it was difficult to open the door. The contact also stated that when the door was secured, in order to exit the lock button was pulled up and the handle needed to be pulled at the same time. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the interior door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10839445, filed 2016-03, 64,000 milesBody and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
19 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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