Total Complaints
1 filings
LINCOLN LINCOLN · model year
1976 LINCOLN LINCOLN
1 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1976LINCOLNLINCOLN carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1976 LINCOLN is tires with 1 filings. Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 10 investigation files overlapping the 1976 LINCOLN. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
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Complaints
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Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20000920TIRES
APPROXIMATELY 18-20 YEARS AGO WE OWNED A LINCOLN WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. WE HAD A BLOWOUT AND LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, UPON SEEING THAT THE TIRE HAD SHREDDED ASKED IF THEY WERE FIRESTONE P235'S EVEN BEFORE HE COULD SEE THE TIRE MARKINGS. HE HAD SEEN MANY FAILURES AS WE WERE EXPERIENCING BEFORE. OUR LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT A PRO-RATED PRICE AND CHECKED THE REMAINING 3 TIRES. ONE MORE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACE AS IT WAS ON THE VERGE OF A FAILURE. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DOT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE RATE FOR THESE TIRES WAS ONLY 1/2 OF 1% AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. I FEEL THAT FIRESTONE KNEW MANY YEARS AGO THAT THEIR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. NOW HOWEVER, SUV'S THAT HAVE BLOWOUTS ARE NOT AS CONTROLLABLE AS CARS AND ROLL OVER FREQUENTLY AND CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. HAS FIRESTONE BEEN DISREGARDING A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS DESIGNED TIRE? PERHAPS YOU SHOULD GO BACK INTO YOUR ARCHIVES AND SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1976 LINCOLN LINCOLN have?▼
The 1976 LINCOLN LINCOLN has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1976 LINCOLN LINCOLN?▼
The most-complained component for the 1976 LINCOLN LINCOLN is TIRES with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 1976 LINCOLN LINCOLN safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.