2000 Lincoln Continental: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 108 complaints
108
Total Complaints
86,500mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
17
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,425 25th Percentile
86,500 Median Mileage
114,185 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
5
SUSPENSION
5
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
4
TIRES
3
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
3
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
3
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2

Severity Assessment

17
Crashes
3
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DOOR & THE SEAT. *AK"
"WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DOOR & THE SEAT. *AK"
"PURCHASED VEHICLE IN TX AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HAD TO RELOCATE TO DE. WHEN WIFES TURN TO DRIVE, SHE IS 5'2" SHE COULD NOT ADJUST RT SIDEVIEW MIRROR ENOUGH LATERALLY TO BE USABLE AND SHE WOULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. I ASSUMED IT NEEDED ADJESTMENT. WE HAD 3 PREVIOUS FORD VEHICLES AND THIS ITEM ADJUSTED..."

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