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Home›Trouble codes›P0217› Lincoln
Diagnostic trouble code · Lincoln

P0217 on Lincoln vehicles The engine has run hotter than its permitted limit

P0217 is named on 20 Lincoln model years (2016–2026): 79 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Nautilus, MKZ, MKC, Continental, MKX and 1 more.

Powertrain 20 model years 79 manufacturer filings 4 owner reports

Which Lincoln model years name P0217

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Lincoln NautilusEngine91
2019 Lincoln MKZEngine71
2017 Lincoln MKZEngine71
2018 Lincoln MKZEngine7—
2019 Lincoln MKCEngine51
2020 Lincoln NautilusEngine5—
2018 Lincoln MKCEngine5—
2017 Lincoln MKCEngine5—
2018 Lincoln ContinentalEngine4—
2018 Lincoln MKXEngine4—
2017 Lincoln ContinentalEngine4—
2017 Lincoln MKXElectrical System4—
2016 Lincoln MKXEngine4—
2019 Lincoln ContinentalEngine3—
2026 Lincoln AviatorEngine1—
2025 Lincoln AviatorEngine1—
2024 Lincoln AviatorEngine1—
2020 Lincoln ContinentalEngine1—
2016 Lincoln MKCEngine1—
2016 Lincoln MKZEngine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 70 Electrical System 8 Equipment 4 Power Train 1
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What Lincoln owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The diagnostic trouble codes stored were P0217 (Engine Overheat Condition), P0302 (Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected), & P0316 (Misfire Detected on Startup)
2019 Lincoln MKZ Aug 19, 2026 NHTSA owner report
The codes pulled were P0217, P0303, P0316, P0420, and P06E9 - overheat, misfire, misfire, catalyst efficiency, and turbocharger coolant/fluid, all consistent with the coolant intrusion pattern described in TSB 22-2229
2019 Lincoln MKC Aug 15, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Lincoln filings that name P0217

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Lincoln filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0217. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0217 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The engine has run hotter than its permitted limit.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Lincoln and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0217 a known problem on Lincoln vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 79 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports naming P0217 on 20 Lincoln model years (2016–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Lincoln models does P0217 appear on most?

2019 Nautilus (10 documents), 2019 MKZ (8 documents), 2017 MKZ (8 documents).

Does P0217 on a Lincoln mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.

Where to go next

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Filed alongside P0012 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P0217.Filed alongside P0014 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P0217.Vehicle 2019 Lincoln Nautilus The model year P0217 is filed against most often.The data Trouble codes by API GET /v1/dtc joins every code to bulletins and owner reports — free tier, no card.