NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Lincoln MKC Recalls
The 2018 Lincoln MKC has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 10, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Lincoln MKC. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 76
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Lincoln MKC, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2018 Lincoln MKC
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 25V685000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 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
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V104000
- Reported
- February 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2018 Lincoln MKC complaints by year
NHTSA has received 76 owner complaints about the 2018 Lincoln MKC, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Lincoln MKC, the component group named most often is the engine (62%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (13%) and the power train (8%).
1 of the 2018 Lincoln MKC's 4 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Lincoln MKC owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine47
- Engine And Engine Cooling10
- Power Train6
- Unknown Or Other5
- Back Over Prevention4
- Wheels4
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 25 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2018 Lincoln MKC peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 25. 11% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 76 complaints about the 2018 Lincoln MKC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKC by model year
Other 2018 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted