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Lincoln Mkx · 2016

7 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V469000·2020-08-10

    Ford Recalls 2015-2018 Edge and 2016-2018 MKX for Brake Hose Defect

    Ford is recalling specific Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles because front brake hoses may rupture prematurely, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, LINCOLN EDGE, MKX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V414000·2020-07-17

    Ford Recalls Lincoln MKX and Nautilus for Air Bag Wire Damage Risk

    Ford is recalling 2016-2020 Lincoln vehicles because seat tilt functions may damage air bag wiring, causing unintended deployment or failure to deploy.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN MKX, NAUTILUS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V809000·2019-11-12

    Ford Recalls 2016-2017 Lincoln MKX Vehicles for Battery Cable Fire Risk

    Ford is recalling 2016-2017 Lincoln MKX vehicles with 3.7L engines because the battery cable harness may contact a bracket, causing a short circuit and increasing fire risk.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN MKX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V632000·2019-08-29

    Ford Recalls 2013-2016 Fusion, MKZ, Edge, and MKX for Steering Defect

    Ford is recalling 116,160 vehicles because road salt may corrode steering bolts, causing loss of power steering assist and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN, FORD MKZ, EDGE, FUSION, MKX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V123000·2017-02-27

    Ford Recalls 2016-2017 Edge, MKX, Continental for Air Bag Defect

    Ford is recalling 2016-2017 Edge, MKX, and Continental vehicles because the driver's air bag may not fully inflate or detach during a crash.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN, FORD MKX, CONTINENTAL, EDGE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V343000·2016-05-24

    Ford Recalls 2016 Lincoln MKX for Blocked Child Seat Tether Anchors

    Ford is recalling 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles because an incorrect seat back trim cover blocks child seat tether anchors in the second row center position.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN MKX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20165/5

    2 trims tested for 2016; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2013 · brakes 56 complaints, median 96,000 mi
  • 2012 · brakes 32 complaints, median 70,000 mi
  • 2007 · powertrain 31 complaints, median 104,300 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · powertrain 30 complaints, median 93,000 mi
  • 2013 · electrical 29 complaints, median 40,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

510 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2018: 3.7/5 · 30 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2017: 3.6/5 · 52 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2016: 3.1/5 · 154 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2015: 4.3/5 · 19 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2014: 4.0/5 · 35 complaints · most complained-of: brakes

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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