Lincoln Continental owners have reported a total of 663 problems for their cars built in the 11 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Lincoln Continental. The 1997 Lincoln Continental cars have the most problems reported (109 problems).
The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Lincoln Continental cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (68 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (57 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Lincoln Continental of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Continental model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Lincoln Continental model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Lincoln Continental is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
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| 2020 Continental | |
| 2018 Continental | |
| 2017 Continental | |
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| 1996 Continental |
| ☘ Continental Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Continental Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Continental Defect Investigations |
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