2013 Lincoln Mkx: Reliability Data

201
Total Complaints
61,800mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,775 25th Percentile
61,800 Median Mileage
92,109 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
60
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
21
POWER TRAIN
15
ENGINE
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
SUSPENSION
5
STEERING
4

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NEAR THE END OF MY DAILY HOUR LONG COMMUTE HOME I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, AS I WAS DECELERATING UP TO THE STOP SIGN, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THE STEERING SEIZE UP, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO FUNCTION, AND THE BRAKING WAS SLUGGISH. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD..."
"NEAR THE END OF MY DAILY HOUR LONG COMMUTE HOME I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, AS I WAS DECELERATING UP TO THE STOP SIGN, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THE STEERING SEIZE UP, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO FUNCTION, AND THE BRAKING WAS SLUGGISH. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD..."
"NEAR THE END OF MY DAILY HOUR LONG COMMUTE HOME I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, AS I WAS DECELERATING UP TO THE STOP SIGN, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THE STEERING SEIZE UP, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO FUNCTION, AND THE BRAKING WAS SLUGGISH. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SERVICE BRAKES 60 complaints
25th: 48,500 mi Median: 76,000 mi 75th: 109,750 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 29 complaints
25th: 10,245 mi Median: 40,000 mi 75th: 83,000 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 21 complaints
25th: 35,600 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 97,500 mi
POWER TRAIN 15 complaints
25th: 41,112 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 58,500 mi
ENGINE 15 complaints
25th: 34,700 mi Median: 55,100 mi 75th: 61,800 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 28 TX: 21 CA: 17 OH: 15 GA: 10 NJ: 10 IL: 9 NC: 9 VA: 8 MI: 7

Who Files Complaints?

0.5%
Original Owners
99.5%
Second+ Owners

Lincoln Mkx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200734824
20083023
2009770
201012512
20111899
20121082
2014483
2015282
201619513
2017570
2018352

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