Total Complaints
10 filings
LINCOLN MARK · model year
10 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995LINCOLNMARK carries 10 consumer safety complaints 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 1995 MARK is power train:automatic transmission with 2 filings, followed by exterior lighting:headlights (2) and unknown or other (1). 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 15 investigation files overlapping the 1995 MARK, and 1 remain open. 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.
Total Complaints
10 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
LOW BEAM CANT SEE ROAD WITH THEM ON HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAM ALL THE TIME
HEADLIGHTS LOSE LUMINOSITY. HEAT FROM HEADLIGHTS DEGRADES THE BACK REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND CAUSE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM AND MAKE NIGHT DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. OEM REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS MAY BE PURCHASED FOR $250 WHICH WILL DO THE SAME IN ABOUT 1 TO 2 YEARS TIME. *NM
HEADLIGHTS/LINCOLN SHOULD GIVE OUT NEW GLASS COVERS SO LIGHT CAN COME OUT AT NIGHT. *AK *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****730463.
Mileage: 70,000
LOW BEAMS ARE VERY DIM BASED ON DESIGN. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.*AK
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE THE GEAR IS JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE IN LOW TWO GEARS. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER CHIP WHICH IS CAUSING OTHER ITEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE THE GEAR IS JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE IN LOW TWO GEARS. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER CHIP WHICH IS CAUSING OTHER ITEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE LEAKED AT 'O RINGS'. *TT
PROBLEM WITH WEATHER STRIPPING. *AK
DOOR HANDLE PROBLEMS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
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.