AutoUtility currently tracks 3 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2020 Lincoln MKZ. Steering System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 1 complaint (33.3% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 3 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Steering System (1 reports • 33.3% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (1), Seats & Interior (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2020 Lincoln MKZ
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Steering System
Electrical System
Seats & Interior
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2020 Lincoln MKZ
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"While driving at freeway speed, my fully closed panoramic moon roof exploded with me and my 5 year old son in the car. Thankfully, the interior shade was closed so no shards of glass fell inside. It sounded like a gunshot and I have front and rear view dash cam video with audio of the incident. You..."
"My daughter almost killed herself in the car at [XXX]; the steering wheel and wheels got stuck. She's stuck at [XXX] close by [XXX] in the middle of the road, She's already called the mechanic and towing company and his assistant so I can get to work. The car is under my name [XXX] . Car was towed..."
"[XXX] came out to his vehicle and rear seats and seat belts were melted from interior part of the seats. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)."
Complaint History for Lincoln MKZ
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2020)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lincoln MKZ | 80 | 4 | 11 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Lincoln MKZ | 63 | 8 | 7 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Lincoln MKZ | 135 | 6 | 4 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Lincoln MKZ | 32 | 1 | 2 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Lincoln MKZ | 19 | 2 | 1 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Lincoln MKZ Current Page | 3 | 0 | 1 | Current |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2020 Lincoln MKZ
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 3 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering NHTSA category: STEERING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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