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Every model year 2016–2019: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

4 Model years 2016–2019
12 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
38 Complaints owner reports, all years
C Newest grade 2019 Safety Signal
2018 Best on record cleanest filed year
Lincoln MKT — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln MKT · Photo: IFCAR · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Every Lincoln MKT model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2019GasC418—19 mpg
2018GasB27—19 mpg
2017GasC34—19 mpg
2016GasC39—21 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2018

On the filed record so far, the 2018 is the cleanest MKT year we hold, and the 2019 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2018B0.21
2016C0.31
2017C0.30
2019C0.63
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2017: best combined mpg 21 → 19; 4 → 5 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Lincoln MKT

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Lincoln MKT year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2018 MKT comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (85/100), 2 recalls and 7 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Lincoln MKT years should I avoid?

No MKT model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Lincoln MKT have?

Across model years 2016–2019, NHTSA has posted 12 recall campaigns for the Lincoln MKT. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.