Lincoln Mark Viii — YEARS TO AVOID

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

Avoid: 1993 · Best bets: 1998, 1997, 1996

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Lincoln Mark Viii Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2000 highlighted. 1989: 1 complaints 1989 1992: 1 complaints 1993: 239 complaints 1993 1994: 167 complaints 1995: 136 complaints 1995 1996: 106 complaints 1997: 90 complaints 1997 1998: 83 complaints 1999: 2 complaints 1999 2000: 1 complaints 2000
2000: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19891
19921
1993239
1994167
1995136
1996106
199790
199883
19992
20001

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2000 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Recommended 83 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1997 Recommended 90 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1996 Recommended 106 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1995 Caution 136 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1994 Caution 167 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1993 Avoid 239 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1992 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1989 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.