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Lincoln Town Car years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 16 model years of the Lincoln Town Car by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | Fewest complaints |
| 2010 | 13 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2008 | 20 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 7 | Fewest complaints |
| 2007 | 84 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 19 | Typical |
| 2006 | 143 | 7 | 1.3 | 2 | 12 | Typical |
| 2005 | 119 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 17 | Typical |
| 2004 | 83 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 18 | Typical |
| 2003 | 201 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 14 | Typical |
| 2002 | 65 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 14 | Fewest complaints |
| 2001 | 172 | 7 | 1.2 | 6 | 24 | Typical |
| 2000 | 132 | 5 | 0.9 | 9 | 13 | Typical |
| 1999 | 154 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 18 | Typical |
| 1998 | 154 | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 7 | Typical |
| 1997 | 317 | 11 | 2.0 | 8 | 10 | Typical |
| 1996 | 269 | 9 | 1.6 | 10 | 9 | Typical |
- 20116 complaints · 3 recallsFewest complaints
- 201013 complaints · 3 recallsFewest complaints
- 20095 complaints · 3 recallsFewest complaints
- 200820 complaints · 3 recallsFewest complaints
- 200784 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 2006143 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 2005119 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 200483 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 2003201 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 200265 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
- 2001172 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 2000132 complaints · 9 recallsTypical
- 1999154 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 1998154 complaints · 8 recallsTypical
- 1997317 complaints · 8 recallsTypical
- 1996269 complaints · 10 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 12, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2009, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2002.
About this comparison
What Lincoln Town Car years have the most complaints?
No Lincoln Town Car model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 16 model years compared. The highest was 1997.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.