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P0306 on Lincoln vehicles Cylinder 6 is misfiring

P0306 is named on 6 Lincoln model years (2016–2026): 18 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across MKZ, Continental, MKX, Aviator.

Powertrain 6 model years 18 manufacturer filings

Which Lincoln model years name P0306

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Lincoln MKZEngine5—
2017 Lincoln ContinentalEngine4—
2016 Lincoln MKXEngine4—
2017 Lincoln MKXEngine3—
2026 Lincoln AviatorPower Train1—
2025 Lincoln AviatorNot specified1—

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 12 Exterior Lighting 2 Fuel/Propulsion System 2 Power Train 1
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Lincoln filings that name P0306

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Lincoln filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0306. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0306 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Cylinder 6 is misfiring.

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 P0306 a known problem on Lincoln vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 18 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0306 on 6 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 P0306 appear on most?

2017 MKZ (5 documents), 2017 Continental (4 documents), 2016 MKX (4 documents).

Does P0306 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.