Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-27 | 17V210000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 191,432 | — | Details |
| 2013-11-25 | 13V594000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 7,153 | — | Details |
| 2013-05-31 | 13V230000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 107 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was slowing down to take a turn and I see an error message saying “power steering assist failure”. And steering went… |
| 2025-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | the driver side mirror blind spot stopped working and all most hit a vehicle coming up alongside of me. Yes it is avai… |
| 2025-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while adjusting the driver's side motorized seat, the con… |
| 2025-03-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera was inoperable. The contac… |
| 2025-02-10 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while reversing, the back-over prevention camera screen tu… |
| 2025-01-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that on several occasions while exiting the vehicle, the contac… |
| 2024-12-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering was vibrating and… |
| 2024-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Car (93,000 miles) was operating fine, no check engine nor any other lights. I go into pharmacy come back out get in ca… |
| 2024-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Video camera in the back is almost unusable at times, get loss of vision completely or it's flipped image and distorted… |
| 2024-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering fault, Hard to steering. |
| 2024-05-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | When turn and more specifically u-turns or sharp turns, the steering is very hard. I noticed that there was a recall on… |
| 2024-02-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering suddenly stopped working as I was on the highway and couldn’t control my car without warning. It st… |
| 2024-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle: Lincoln MKZ 2013 Dealer: Auto Quest Inc. Description of the Safety Issue: I am submitting this report regard… |
| 2023-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Catalytic converter, reduced engine power and toxic fumes. I had it inspected and would cost me $1200, I purchased the … |
| 2023-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while starting the vehicle and driving at various speeds, there… |
| 2023-08-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Took car in for an oil change and tire rotation. The dealer did the oil change but could not do the tire rotation beca… |
| 2023-05-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the power steering became ino… |
| 2023-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The air blower and radio automatically adjust. The air will turn on and off by itself and go from low speed to full bla… |
| 2023-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V162000 (Service Bra… |
| 2023-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number:23V162000 (Service Brak… |
| 2023-02-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The doors of the vehicle fail to latch closed when the temperatures get below freezing. There has been a recall previou… |
| 2023-01-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The seat belts unlock at any given time |
| 2023-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed to slow the… |
| 2022-11-21 | FIRERELATED | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, he saw smoke entering through the vents. … |
| 2022-04-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while her fiancé was making a left turn, the “Service Powe… |
| 2022-03-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | We have swollen lug nuts on our vehicle. We are unable to rotate our tires and our service technician states they all … |
| 2022-03-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I took my Lincoln to a Ford dealership regarding water in my trunk. The technician said it was the factory wields off t… |
| 2022-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Lincoln MK/Z Vehicle 3.7 liter engine has repeatedly stopped running while driving at speeds between forty and seventy … |
| 2022-02-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car stopped without warning, then "check engine" came on. After waiting several minutes, it started again. We were in … |
| 2022-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FCIM failure causes AC unit to activate randomly. Windows can fog without warning causing an unsafe driving condition.… |
| 2021-10-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | Intermittent power steering failures at low speeds - appears to be random. No warning lights or indicators of problem. |
| 2021-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that he noticed that there was water leaking into the trunk of … |
| 2021-07-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V331000 (Latches/Loc… |
| 2021-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN WE WERE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY |
| 2021-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTED A NATURAL GAS SMELL IN MY CAR ONLY WHEN HEAT ON IN CAR AND NOT CONSTENT, JUST IN SPIRTS I WOULD GET A STRONG SMEL… |
| 2021-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HOOD ON MY 2013 LINCOLN MKZ IS STARTING TO RUST AND THIS IS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS… |
| 2020-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The rear seatbelt buckle isn't functioning correctly and is causing a seatbelt light. We are now told we have to spend … |
| 2020-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS BACKING DOWN A SLOPED PAVED DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BREAK PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND COULD BARELY STOP. INSPECTED… |
| 2020-10-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING TIME 11:00AM TO 11:45AM, ROUND TRIP 3.5 MILES, SIDE ROAD, IN MOTION, SUNNY 66. 3 TIMES THE MOTOR DROPPED POWER,… |
| 2020-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 9/28/20 TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ON A 2 LANE SIDE ROAD THE MOTOR CUT OUT OR SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS IS THE SEC… |
| 2020-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HA… |
| 2020-08-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MKZ 2013 LINCOLN WITH SAME SYMPTOMS AND REQUIRED COMPONENT (BUSHING) CHANGE AS SAFETY RECALL 18S20. PLEASE INCLUDE THE … |
| 2020-08-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The middle rear seat belt locks up when you fold the seat down and the only way to lift the seat is to remove the seat … |
| 2020-07-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | I'VE OWNED THE CAR 4 YEARS, DECIDED TO HAUL SOMETHING, PUT THE BACK SEAT DOWN AND IT WON'T GO BACK UP. SEEMS THE MIDD… |
| 2020-06-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED TO SECURELY… |
| 2020-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON APRIL 4TH, 2020. AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY AND MAKING A BRIEF STOPPED, A PASSENGER EXITED THE FRONT LEFT PASSENGER S… |
| 2020-02-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT TRACTION CONTROL AND PARK HILL ASSIST ALL FLASH. TH… |
| 2020-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2013 LINCOLN MKZ, 3.7L WITH 32516 MILES 2/7/20 AT 9:30 AM TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THE MOTOR CUT OUT. D… |
| 2020-02-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE STATIONARY AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE THERE IS A HARD SHIFT IN GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MO… |
| 2019-11-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |