NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2012 Lincoln MKX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Lincoln MKX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 84
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Lincoln MKX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 Lincoln MKX
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 14V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,250
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 MKX, 5 other models
2012 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 84 owner complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKX, the newest on September 1, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the service brakes (31%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the power train (13%).
The 2012 Lincoln MKX's only recall also concerns the power train.
Where 2012 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes26
- Electrical System17
- Power Train11
- Structure10
- Engine8
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 13. 15% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Lincoln MKX drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKX year in the same window: 6th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 84 complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2012 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 1, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted