NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2011 Lincoln MKX has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 24, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Lincoln MKX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 149
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2011 Lincoln MKX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 Lincoln MKX
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 11V128000
- Reported
- February 24, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,022
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 10V659000
- Reported
- December 29, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,737
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
- Campaign
- 10V516000
- Reported
- October 27, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2011 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 149 owner complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKX, the newest on August 15, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine (16%) and the service brakes (12%).
1 of the 2011 Lincoln MKX's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (104 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System41
- Engine24
- Unknown Or Other24
- Service Brakes18
- Structure13
- Power Train12
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 22. 13% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Lincoln MKX drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKX year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 149 complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2011 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted