"How reliable is the 1999 Lincoln Town Car?"

"Based on 203 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Lincoln Town Car has a median complaint mileage of 90000 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Lincoln Town Car?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Lincoln Town Car is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 203 total complaints filed."

1999 Lincoln Town Car: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 203 complaints

203

Total Complaints

90,000mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

57,000 25th Percentile

90,000 Median Mileage

125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Suspension

Steering

Side/Window

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Frontal

Electrical System

Unknown Or Other

Windshield

Lower Ball Joint

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE PARKED FOR 2 DAYS WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM VEHICLE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT BURNED 2 FT HOLE IN HOOD AND MELTED ALL WIRES UNDER HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION."

"SUN ROOF HAS A GAP IN THE SEAL. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE SHE IS DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS WHEN INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER STATES IT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK"

"WINDSHIELD DESIGN CAUSING REFLECTIONS WHICH CREATE POOR VISIBILITY."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Air Bags 14 complaints

25th: 100,381 mi Median: 110,762 mi 75th: 167,250 mi

Suspension 10 complaints

25th: 70,000 mi Median: 109,228 mi 75th: 161,000 mi

Steering 9 complaints

25th: 83,000 mi Median: 90,000 mi 75th: 132,000 mi

Side/Window 8 complaints

25th: 70,158 mi Median: 79,146 mi 75th: 90,686 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 19 CA: 19 NJ: 17 OH: 13 GA: 13 TX: 8 VA: 8 LA: 8 AL: 7 IL: 7

Who Files Complaints?

21.7%

Original Owners

78.3%

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	Gasoline	30
1991	278	83,100	Latch	30
1992	312	96,000	Gasoline	11
1993	226	100,000	Vehicle Speed Control	17
1994	212	111,000	Vehicle Speed Control	21
1995	241	103,733	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	17
1996	316	92,551	Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	15
1997	394	90,575	Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	14
1998	194	84,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	7
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	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