1997 Lincoln Continental: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 109 complaints
109
Total Complaints
59,075mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,800 25th Percentile
59,075 Median Mileage
91,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
11
TIRES
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
POWER TRAIN
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
5
SUSPENSION:FRONT
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
3
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
3

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
3
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD THE TIE ROD END BROKE. OWNER NOTES WHEN HE WENT TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO LUG: NUT HOLDING ROD. *AK"
"CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT SPEEDOMETER DIFFICULT TO READ IN DAYLIGHT."
"GAS PEDAL STUCK, ENGINE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR."

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

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