2000 Lincoln Ls: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 458 complaints
458
Total Complaints
74,600mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Top Issue
27
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

52,000 25th Percentile
74,600 Median Mileage
108,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
73
AIR BAGS
28
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
27
SUSPENSION
26
SUSPENSION:FRONT
23
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
17
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11

Severity Assessment

27
Crashes
2
Fires
14
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AIR BAG MONITOR WAS REPLACED;NOT WORKING;REPORTS OF OTHER LS'S W/ PROBLEM. *AK"
"WHEN TRAVELING 45 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML"
"WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND RESISTS APPLICATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. HIGH ALTITUDE AND COLD CONDITIONS MAKE IT WORSE. *AK *ML"

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