2001 Lincoln Ls: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 319 complaints
319
Total Complaints
88,503mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Top Issue
31
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

67,000 25th Percentile
88,503 Median Mileage
110,177 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
67
SUSPENSION
23
AIR BAGS
22
SUSPENSION:FRONT
21
STEERING
10
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
9
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6

Severity Assessment

31
Crashes
3
Fires
17
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK"
"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS CENTER LANE, AND SIDE SWIPED ONCOMING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $ 7200. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, ABOUT 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN ALIGNED FRONT END. 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEEL WENT OFF CENTER OI OTHER DIRECTION BY 45 DEGREES. D..."
"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS CENTER LANE, AND SIDE SWIPED ONCOMING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $ 7200. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, ABOUT 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN ALIGNED FRONT END. 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEEL WENT OFF CENTER OI OTHER DIRECTION BY 45 DEGREES. D..."

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