2003 Lincoln Ls: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 113 complaints
113
Total Complaints
58,778mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,500 25th Percentile
58,778 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
ENGINE
7
SUSPENSION
6
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
WHEELS
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
STEERING
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AN ROCK CRACK FUEL TANK IN RESULT OF LEAKING GAS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT FUEL TANK IS MADE OUT OF FIBER GLASS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS"
"JUST PURCHASED 03 LINCOLN LS V-8 SPORT THREE WEEKS AGO, ALREADY INTO SERVICE. THE TRANNY IS SLOW ON UP AND DOWN SHIFTS. THE SERVICE DEPT. ( NEIL LINCOLN MERCURY @ 1900 RT 112 MEDFORD NY) SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON MY INITIAL CALL, JUST BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANNY SHOULD SOLV..."
"JUST PURCHASED 03 LINCOLN LS V-8 SPORT THREE WEEKS AGO, ALREADY INTO SERVICE. THE TRANNY IS SLOW ON UP AND DOWN SHIFTS. THE SERVICE DEPT. ( NEIL LINCOLN MERCURY @ 1900 RT 112 MEDFORD NY) SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON MY INITIAL CALL, JUST BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANNY SHOULD SOLV..."

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