NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Lincoln MKC Recalls
The 2016 Lincoln MKC has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Lincoln MKC. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 80
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Lincoln MKC, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2016 Lincoln MKC
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 MKC, 2 other models
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 25V685000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2019 MKC, 8 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V572000
- Reported
- September 3, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,456,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2019 MKC, 12 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 23V378000
- Reported
- May 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142,734
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2019 MKC
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 16V183000
- Reported
- March 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,543
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 MKC, 1 other model
2016 Lincoln MKC complaints by year
NHTSA has received 80 owner complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKC, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKC, the component group named most often is the engine (51%), followed by the power train (15%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2016 Lincoln MKC's 5 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2016 Lincoln MKC owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine41
- Power Train12
- Electrical System11
- Unknown Or Other9
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Steering5
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKC peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 28. 15% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 80 complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKC by model year
Other 2016 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted