"How reliable is the 1991 Lincoln Town Car?"

"Based on 278 NHTSA complaints, the 1991 Lincoln Town Car has a median complaint mileage of 83100 miles. The most common issue is LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH."

"What are common problems with the 1991 Lincoln Town Car?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1991 Lincoln Town Car is LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, accounting for a significant portion of the 278 total complaints filed."

1991 Lincoln Town Car: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 278 complaints

278

Total Complaints

83,100mi

Median Mileage

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

55,000 25th Percentile

83,100 Median Mileage

129,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

AIR BAGS

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP. *SKD"

"THE REAR SUSPENSION BOUNCES UNCONTROLABLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. TT"

"SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 73 MD: 23 FL: 22 CA: 18 NC: 12 NY: 12 KY: 11 NJ: 10 VA: 10 MI: 9

Who Files Complaints?

20.1%

Original Owners

79.9%

Second+ Owners

Lincoln Town Car — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	267	100,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	30
1992	312	96,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	11
1993	226	100,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	17
1994	212	111,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	21
1995	241	103,733	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	17
1996	316	92,551	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	15
1997	394	90,575	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	14
1998	194	84,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	7
1999	203	90,000	AIR BAGS	24
2000	147	65,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	18
2001	207	85,500	AIR BAGS	31
2002	70	48,940	AIR BAGS	17
2003	242	68,800	SUSPENSION:REAR	15
2004	99	66,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	22
2005	161	64,500	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	23
2006	206	62,780	AIR BAGS	20
2007	114	60,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	29
2008	31	53,900	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	9

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28