P1285 on Lincoln vehicles
P1285 is named on 9 Lincoln model years (2016–2020): 43 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across MKZ, MKC, Nautilus.
Which Lincoln model years name P1285
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Lincoln MKZ | Engine | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 Lincoln MKZ | Engine | 7 | — |
| 2018 Lincoln MKZ | Engine | 7 | — |
| 2019 Lincoln MKC | Engine | 5 | — |
| 2018 Lincoln MKC | Engine | 5 | — |
| 2017 Lincoln MKC | Engine | 5 | — |
| 2019 Lincoln Nautilus | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2020 Lincoln Nautilus | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2016 Lincoln MKC | Engine | 1 | — |
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.
What Lincoln owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) may include P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM)
Lincoln filings that name P1285
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Lincoln filed with NHTSA whose summary names P1285. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- TSB 19-2172 Service bulletin2019-06-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2015-2018 Edge and 2015-2019 Fusion/MKZ/Escape/MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and/or a runs rough condition with or without an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL). Diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) may include P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM). This may b
- TSB 19-2208 Service bulletin2019-06-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2015-2018 Edge and 2017-2019 Fusion/MKZ/Escape/MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and/or a runs rough condition with or without an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL). Diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) may include P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM). This may b
- TSB 19-2346 Service bulletin2019-12-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2015-2018 Edge and 2017-2019 Fusion/MKZ/Escape/MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and/or a runs rough condition with or without an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL). Diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) may include P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM). This may b
- TSB 19-2046 Service bulletin2019-02-21 · Power Train
- Some 2019 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine, built on or before 23-Jan-2019 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P02EE, P02EF, P02F0, P02F1, P044C, P1285, P1299, and/or P2196 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various settings in the PCM software. To resolve the condit
- TSB 19-2046 Service bulletin2019-02-21 · Electrical System
- Some 2019 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine, built on or before 23-Jan-2019 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P02EE, P02EF, P02F0, P02F1, P044C, P1285, P1299, and/or P2196 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various settings in the PCM software. To resolve the condit
- SSM 48345 Service bulletin2019-11-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2019-2020 Edge/Escape/Nautilus/Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.0L EcoBoost engines may exhibit low coolant, white smoke from the tailpipe, an over temperature warning in the instrument panel cluster (IPC), external coolant leaking, and/or illuminated MIL with DTCs P0217, P0401, P1026, P1285, P1299, P2196 or P2467 stored in the PCM. This may be due to an EGR Cooler that is leaking coolant int
- TSB 20-2234 Service bulletin2020-07-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2019-2020 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P044C, P1026, P1285, P1299, P139A and/or P2457 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). The vehicle may also exhibit low coolant level, white smoke from the tailpipe, an over temperature warning in the instru
What P1285 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP1285 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P1285 a known problem on Lincoln vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 43 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P1285 on 9 Lincoln model years (2016–2020). 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 P1285 appear on most?
2017 MKZ (8 documents), 2019 MKZ (7 documents), 2018 MKZ (7 documents).
Does P1285 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.