{"id":"2016_lincoln_mkt","make":"Lincoln","make_slug":"lincoln","model":"MKT","model_slug":"mkt","year":2016,"url":"/lincoln/mkt/2016/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":37178,"model":"MKT Livery FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":18,"hwy":25,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD","co2":433,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2950,"save_spend":-3500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37188,"model":"MKT FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.7,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":16,"hwy":24,"comb":19,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":472,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3300,"save_spend":-5250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":37179,"model":"MKT Livery AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic 6-spd","cyl":6,"displ":3.7,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":16,"hwy":23,"comb":18,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD","co2":493,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3450,"save_spend":-6000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37191,"model":"MKT AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":15,"hwy":21,"comb":17,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":523,"fe_score":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":3650,"save_spend":-7000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017"}],"vclass":"Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Special purpose","recalls":[{"campaign":"25V827000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-12-01","owner_notified":"","units":11852,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKT vehicles. The driver and front passenger B-Pillar door trim may detach while driving.","consequence":"Door trim that detaches while driving can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will repair the B-pillar trim, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 23, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in July 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SD5. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 2, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25SD5","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V072000","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2020-02-10","owner_notified":"2020-10-28","units":211207,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack.  The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.","consequence":"A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge.  Remedy parts are not currently available.  Owners were notified about the recall on March 3, 2020.  A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts become available, which is currently expected to be the end of September 2020. The recall began October 28, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Lincoln customer service at 1-800-521-4140.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S04.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"20S04","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V925000","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2016-12-22","owner_notified":"2017-01-31","units":1163,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines.  Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.","consequence":"An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge.  The recall began on January 31, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S46.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"16S46","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":69,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":9,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Structure",3],["Unspecified",2],["Back Over Prevention",2],["Visibility/Wiper",1],["Steering",1],["Suspension",1]],"by_year":{"2018":3,"2019":2,"2020":1,"2021":1,"2025":1,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2026-07-23","Structure","The contact owns a 2016 Lincoln MKT. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V827000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the passenger's side B-pillar trim had partially detached. Additionally, the contact stated that the rear-view \u2026"],["2025-12-04","Electrical System","The engine light continues to come on and the only reading it gives off is that the engine is running lean. Nothing seems to be smoking or wrong with the vehicle. It continues to drive well. Then the backup cameras started to go on a blink. It comes off and on intermittently sometimes on while driving forward and less \u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.151,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.164,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":21,"ncap":null,"complaints":9},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}