2013 Lincoln MKZ Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 109 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 29,196miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ, 1% of the 109 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,196 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.
“I purchased a used 2013 Lincoln MKZ. As of october 11,2014. It has been to the dealership a total of 11 times due to the following problems... Key fab, recall 14s21 senor air bag, recall 15s16, recall 15s14 replace power steering bolts, replace air conditioner in the car, key fab, redo recall for door latches, phone & radio device, driver front seat moved up & down & back & forth on it's own. Car was putting itself in park. Recall 15s16, center read check lights, headlights are now not coming on and I just picked up today. So now a new problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #11035334, filed 2017-10, 29,196 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10171963Feb 24, 2020Some 2013-2016 MKZ vehicles equipped with adaptive headlamps may exhibit a Check Headlamp System fault message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) after the right headlamp is…
- 10167230Oct 16, 2019Some 2013-2016 MKZs vehicles with Adaptive Headlamps may exhibit a Check Headlamp System fault message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) after one or both headlamps were…
- 10058110Sep 19, 2014Ford/lincoln: the ambient lighting on lincoln (mylincoln touch) vehicles will default to white and on ford (myford touch) vehicles will default to ice blue after the ignition…
- 10056615Jul 15, 2014Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, after engine start up, have headlamp switch in an auto lamp position and is operating intermittently. Model 2013-2014 fusion, mkz.
- 10056377Apr 25, 2014Ford/lincoln: when headlamp switch is in autolamp position, after engine start up, the ambient lighting is inoperative, intermittently and body control module (bcm) needs…
- 10055626Feb 1, 2014Ford/lincoln: after engine has started up, the ambient lights are not coming on, intermittently, when in auto lamp position and headlamps are on normally. Model 2013-2014 fusion…
Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ
17 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
8 complaintsWheels
7 complaintsAir bags
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Lincoln MKZ
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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