Selling a junk Lincoln Town Car
Any Town Car 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 Town Car
NHTSA has 2,662 owner complaints on file for the Lincoln Town Car, model years 1995 to 2011, the 162nd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (304, 11%), speed control (296, 11%), engine and cooling (295, 11%). 267 complaints involved a crash, 76 a fire, and 25 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 80,000 miles. The 1997 model year has the most complaints (395). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, 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 Town Car by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 241 | Brakes | 17 | 13 | 9 | 103,733 |
| 1996 | 316 | Engine and cooling | 15 | 14 | 10 | 93,000 |
| 1997 | 395 | Engine and cooling | 14 | 6 | 8 | 91,825 |
| 1998 | 194 | Engine and cooling | 7 | 8 | 8 | 84,000 |
| 1999 | 203 | Air bags | 24 | 9 | 6 | 94,000 |
| 2000 | 147 | Electrical system | 18 | 10 | 9 | 65,650 |
| 2001 | 207 | Air bags | 31 | 5 | 6 | 87,143 |
| 2002 | 71 | Air bags | 17 | 1 | 1 | 48,940 |
| 2003 | 242 | Suspension | 15 | 0 | 1 | 69,444 |
| 2004 | 99 | Speed control | 22 | 3 | 0 | 72,000 |
| 2005 | 161 | Speed control | 23 | 2 | 3 | 65,000 |
| 2006 | 207 | Air bags | 20 | 1 | 2 | 65,000 |
| 2007 | 114 | Speed control | 29 | 1 | 3 | 60,000 |
| 2008 | 31 | Speed control | 9 | 0 | 3 | 53,900 |
| 2009 | 6 | Speed control | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2010 | 17 | Steering | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2011 | 11 | Steering | 6 | 0 | 3 | — |
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 Town Car recalls
NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for seat belts (7), air bags (5), steering (4). 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.
- 1995 model year, steering (campaign 15E082000, Oct 2015): Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain model Dorman Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 7-0359, and OE Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, manufactured Ap…
- 2005 model year, steering (campaign 14V704000, Nov 2014): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured March 23, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 Lincoln Town Car vehicles m…
- 2005 model year, steering (campaign 13V385000, Aug 2013): Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or w…
- 2008 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 10V638000, Dec 2010): EXECUTIVE COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINES. THE FUEL RAIL SHIELD WAS LEFT OFF DURING MANUFACTURING. IN A FRONTAL IMPACT THE ENGINE COULD POTENTIALLY BEND OR RUPTURE FUEL LINES I…
- 1995 model year, speed control (campaign 07V336000, Aug 2007): ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
What a Lincoln Town Car is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Town Car 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 Town Car 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 Town Car gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Lincoln Town Car 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 Town Car?
- 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 Town Car 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.