Lincoln MKX - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Lincoln MKX owners have reported a total of 1,694 problems for their cars built in the 12 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 MKX. The 2007 Lincoln MKX cars have the most problems reported (340 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Lincoln MKX

Model Year Number of Problems
  2018 MKX
37
  2017 MKX
57
  2016 MKX
188
  2015 MKX
28
  2014 MKX
45
  2013 MKX
204
  2012 MKX
108
  2011 MKX
192
  2010 MKX
122
  2009 MKX
74
  2008 MKX
299
  2007 MKX
340

🔍 Common problems of Lincoln MKX

The following chart shows the 28 most common problems for Lincoln MKX cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (411 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (276 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Lincoln MKX

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Lincoln MKX 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 MKX 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 MKX 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.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across MKX Model Years

MKX
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2018 3724,2668    
0.19
  2017 5728,5479    
0.22
  2016 18845,54910    
0.41
  2015 2813,03711    
0.20
  2014 4517,06812    
0.22
  2013 20440,24213    
0.39
  2012 10817,13814    
0.45
  2011 19227,25615    
0.47
  2010 12221,18316    
0.36
  2009 7411,64517    
0.37
  2008 29936,94118    
0.45
  2007 34034,72119    
0.52

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Lincoln MKX is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2018 MKX
7
  2017 MKX
5
  2016 MKX
44
  2015 MKX
3
  2014 MKX
2
  2013 MKX
7
  2012 MKX
4
  2011 MKX
12
  2010 MKX
8
  2009 MKX
2
  2008 MKX
6
  2007 MKX
13


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