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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Lincoln Mks

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (16)Crash / fire / injury (1)Steering (8)Electrical system (4)Body & structure (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Brakes (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

1 of 16 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters

Feb 10, 2018Transmission & drivetrainEngineVisibility & wipers

THE CAR STUTTERS ON SOFT ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING OUT OR INCREASE IN VELOCITY WHEN GOING UP HILL OR ON UPGRADES. PREMATURE VALVE COVER LEAKING INTO SPARK PLUGS AND SOAKING IGNITION PACKS OVERHEATING PREMATURELY WHILE IN SLOW MOVING TO MODERATE TRAFFIC INTERMITTEN WIPERS DEFECTIVE WHEN I ACQUIRED IT

NHTSA ODI 11072103

Working with the data? Download all 16 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 27, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Lincoln Mks verdict →