2003 Lincoln Town Car: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 242 complaints
242
Total Complaints
68,800mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:REAR
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

44,000 25th Percentile
68,800 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:REAR
43
SUSPENSION
32
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
16
STEERING
14
POWER TRAIN
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
WHEELS
6
ENGINE
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
STRUCTURE
5

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SUNLIGHT MAGNIFIED REFLECTION FROM DASHBOARD ONTO WINDSHIELD, IS VERY DISTRACTING AND BECOMES HARARDOUS TO DRIVER"
"CONSUMER STATES THE INTERIOR MOUNTED REAR BRAKE LAMP'S SHIELD IS 3/4 INCHES FROM THE BACK WINDSHIELD. WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE LAMP CAUSING ENTIRE WINDSHIELD TO ILLUMINATE RED. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF BACK WINDSHIELD AS A RESULT. TS"
"THE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE THEREFORE THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO SHORT PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *MR *NLM *SCC"

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