2009 Lincoln MKZ

Name: 2009 Lincoln MKZ owner-filed safety complaints per 1,000 sold
Creator: YearsTell

Too few owners filed complaints about the 2009 MKZ in its first three years to say whether it is a better or a worse year than the others.

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.11 per 1,000

too few complaints to rank against its other years

Counted from 3 complaints filed in the first three years, of 114 ever. 95% lower bound 0.00.

Every MKZ model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years

This yearOther yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 0.40

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.17	5
2009	0.11	3
2010	0.40	9
2011	0.16	4
2012	0.36	10
2013	0.89	27
2014	0.54	18
2015	0.46	15
2016	0.42	13
2017	0.55	16
2018	0.30	7

Issues owners of the 2009 MKZ report

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Air Bags 66 complaints

recall	62	94%
takata	50	76%
takata recall	46	70%
ford	28	42%
recall notification	21	32%
parts become	10	15%

When it breaks

18% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 70,000 miles, from 38 complaints that recorded one).

Failures arrive late and spread out, which looks like wear. Service history matters more than model year here.

What NHTSA did

3 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 26 complaints about this component over roughly 16 months before an investigation opened.

Floor mat interference with accelerator

Questions buyers ask about the 2009 Lincoln MKZ

Is 2009 a good year or a bad year for the MKZ?

Too few owners filed complaints about the 2009 MKZ in its first three years to say whether it is a better or a worse year than the others. The typical year is the median across its model years.

What problems does the 2009 MKZ have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Air Bags (66), Service Brakes (25), Power Train (5). The phrases they used are listed above.

Is the 2009 MKZ reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other MKZ years: too few owners filed complaints about the 2009 MKZ in its first three years to say whether it is a better or a worse year than the others.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the MKZ.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.