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Lincoln Mark VYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 4 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Lincoln Mark V.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints4Top: TiresSafety recalls71977–1985 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Lincoln Mark V years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Mark V median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1985Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1984Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1978Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls1977Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lincoln Mark V problems

All model years combined: 4 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires20
Electrical system11
Suspension10
7 recalls

Lincoln Mark V recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Body: bumpers79V-249 · 1977–1978 · Nov 16, 1979 · 125,000 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages79V-117 · 1979 · May 15, 1979 · 82,000 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission78V-256 · 1979 · Nov 27, 1978 · 7,000 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift77V-185 · 1978 · Oct 25, 1977 · 19,000 vehicles–Vehicle speed control77V-161 · 1977–1978 · Sep 23, 1977 · 16,000 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift77V-140 · 1977 · Sep 13, 1977 · 9,000 vehicles–Visibility: windshield wiper/washer76V-141 · 1977 · Sep 14, 1976 · 2,063 vehicles