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2011 Lincoln MKX brakes problems

The 2011 Lincoln MKX has 29 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

29

Brakes complaints

15%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

MKX brakes complaints by model year66 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 19 complaints2009: 11 complaints2010: 25 complaints2011: 29 complaints2012: 33 complaints2013: 66 complaints2014: 10 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 51 complaints2017: 19 complaints2018: 7 complaints
MKX brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

First incident 10-15-2019 (purchased used vehicle 09-30-19) Exiting freeway at 55mph and suddenly brakes stopped working( was able to pull aside) then brakes worked normal again. Took vehicle to check breaks and nothing wrong was found. Second incident 02-17-2020 Driving son to school at 35mhp…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · November 23, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2011 Lincoln MKX have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKX brakes — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.