2006 Lincoln Ls: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
67,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,892 25th Percentile
67,000 Median Mileage
105,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
ENGINE
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
AIR BAGS
2
POWER TRAIN
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
TIRES
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IN A SEVERE CRASH WHERE MY 2006 LINCLN LS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OPENED AFTER THE FACT BUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG OR SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD SEVERE CRUSH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE UNDERCARRIAGE."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ONCE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CU..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ONCE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CU..."

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