NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 163
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2012, 2014 MKX, 5 other models
2013 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 163 owner complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKX, the newest on July 11, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the service brakes (37%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (10%).
The 2013 Lincoln MKX's only recall also concerns the power train.
Where 2013 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (103 complaints), the median was 59,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes60
- Electrical System30
- Unknown Or Other21
- Power Train16
- Engine15
- Structure9
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 21 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 25. 12% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Lincoln MKX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKX year in the same window: 4th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 163 complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2013 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted