MYRModel Year Report

Lincoln Continental — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 1991, 1994, 1989, 1990 · Best bets: 2019, 2001, 2002, 1999, 1996, 2000

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Lincoln Continental Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2020 highlighted. 1980: 0 complaints 1980 1981: 1 complaints 1982: 1 complaints 1983: 2 complaints 1984: 6 complaints 1984 1985: 15 complaints 1986: 8 complaints 1987: 9 complaints 1988: 84 complaints 1988 1989: 158 complaints 1990: 158 complaints 1991: 203 complaints 1992: 126 complaints 1992 1993: 121 complaints 1994: 190 complaints 1995: 70 complaints 1996: 48 complaints 1996 1997: 96 complaints 1998: 72 complaints 1999: 42 complaints 2000: 63 complaints 2000 2001: 32 complaints 2002: 33 complaints 2017: 74 complaints 2018: 18 complaints 2018 2019: 31 complaints 2020: 7 complaints 2020
2020: 7 complaints
View as data table
YearComplaints
19800
19811
19821
19832
19846
198515
19868
19879
198884
1989158
1990158
1991203
1992126
1993121
1994190
199570
199648
199796
199872
199942
200063
200132
200233
201774
201818
201931
20207

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2020 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Recommended 31 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2018 Not enough data 18 Only 18 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Recommended 74 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2002 Recommended 33 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Recommended 32 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Recommended 63 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1999 Recommended 42 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1998 Recommended 72 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1997 Caution 96 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1996 Recommended 48 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1995 Recommended 70 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1994 Avoid 190 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1993 Caution 121 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1992 Caution 126 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1991 Avoid 203 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1990 Avoid 158 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1989 Avoid 158 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1988 Recommended 84 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1987 Not enough data 9 Only 9 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1986 Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1985 Not enough data 15 Only 15 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1984 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1983 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1982 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1981 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1980 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.