Selling a junk Lincoln MKS
Any MKS sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Lincoln MKS
NHTSA has 493 owner complaints on file for the Lincoln MKS, model years 2009 to 2016, the 397th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (121, 25%), electrical system (55, 11%), engine (47, 10%). 29 complaints involved a crash, 10 a fire, and 28 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 73,000 miles. The 2013 model year has the most complaints (182). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Lincoln MKS by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 70 | Brakes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 73,000 |
| 2010 | 64 | Steering | 12 | 0 | 0 | 83,500 |
| 2011 | 57 | Steering | 3 | 1 | 3 | 64,000 |
| 2012 | 26 | Steering | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2013 | 182 | Steering | 6 | 6 | 7 | 73,320 |
| 2014 | 60 | Steering | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79,000 |
| 2015 | 29 | Engine | 0 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Lincoln MKS recalls
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for fuel system (5), air bags (1), body and structure (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2013 model year, fuel system (campaign 16V621000, Aug 2016): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehic…
- 2009 model year, air bags (campaign 16V247000, Apr 2016): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag m…
- 2013 model year, fuel system (campaign 15V812000, Dec 2015): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Explorer Police Utility, Taurus, Taurus Police Interceptor, Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel deliver…
- 2015 model year, fuel system (campaign 15V605000, Sep 2015): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and 2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured on July 24, 2015. During vehicle production, the fuel tank attachment bolts may not ha…
- 2015 model year, parking brake (campaign 15V464000, Jul 2015): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, a…
What a Lincoln MKS is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk MKS on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Lincoln MKS worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same MKS gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Lincoln MKS that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Lincoln MKS?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Lincoln MKS numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.