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2013 Lincoln Mkx

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Mkx years

Owner complaints for the 2013 Lincoln Mkx are substantially higher than the model-year median of 75.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

103 reports with mileage · 60 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes. Review the 60 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

60 reports
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125,482 miles · Jan 13, 2022
Service Brakes

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal went all the way to the floorboard and failed to stop the vehicle within a reasonable time frame. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle after waiting approximat…

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The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal went all the way to the floorboard and failed to stop the vehicle within a reasonable time frame. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle after waiting approximately 10 minutes. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,482.

NHTSA ODI #11447310

Mileage unknown · Nov 17, 2021
Service Brakes

My brakes failed. I did not have a vehicle crash. I was pulling out of a parking lot and I was far enough behind the other car to avoid an accident. I took my 2013 Lincoln MKX to the Lincoln dealer and found that there is a 13no2 bulletin but it does not include my car even though they found that the brake booster is bad. I r…

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My brakes failed. I did not have a vehicle crash. I was pulling out of a parking lot and I was far enough behind the other car to avoid an accident. I took my 2013 Lincoln MKX to the Lincoln dealer and found that there is a 13no2 bulletin but it does not include my car even though they found that the brake booster is bad. I received no notice regarding this problem from Ford and no message on my car. There were no warning messages. I have 47,000 miles on my car.

NHTSA ODI #11440840

102,000 miles · Aug 27, 2021
Service Brakes

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, he heard an abnormal noise and had to depress the brake pedal to the floor to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the brake booster system …

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The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, he heard an abnormal noise and had to depress the brake pedal to the floor to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the brake booster system needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

NHTSA ODI #11430715

Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 2021
Service Brakes

The power brake booster failed. This happened without any warning or warnings lights coming on. We noticed a hissing sound when using the brakes and a spongy feel. We often had to push the brake almost to the floor in order to stop the car! This put us and others at risk because the brakes were not working properly. We took the …

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The power brake booster failed. This happened without any warning or warnings lights coming on. We noticed a hissing sound when using the brakes and a spongy feel. We often had to push the brake almost to the floor in order to stop the car! This put us and others at risk because the brakes were not working properly. We took the car to an auto repair shop and they diagnosed the issue as the power brake booster needing to be replaced. This first started happening a couple days ago. We are now afraid to drive it. Upon doing research, we noticed this is a known issue with Ford and Lincoln and our car was manufactured one month outside of the Customer Satisfaction Program 13N02. This program repairs this exact issue at no cost within 10 years and on cars up to 150k miles. Our car has 81k miles on it. There is no question about the dangers of these vehicles on the road. There should be a recall and it should be extended to cover OUR CAR. We should not have to pay out of pocket for the EXACT same issue others whose car was manufactured one month earlier are being covered for. The issue was clearly not resolved when our car was manufactured. Please look into this.

NHTSA ODI #11427029

Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 2021
Service Brakes

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A BUMPY ROAD, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST AS I HIT A RATHER LARGE BUMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. FROM THAT POINT ON, I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO GET THE BRAKES TO ACTIVATE AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VALVES STICKING IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRA…

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WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A BUMPY ROAD, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST AS I HIT A RATHER LARGE BUMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. FROM THAT POINT ON, I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO GET THE BRAKES TO ACTIVATE AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VALVES STICKING IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE FORDS AND LINCOLN'S. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO REMOVE THE 40AMP ABS PUMP FUSE AND THE 10AMP ABS MODULE FUSE. I NOW HAVE PERFECT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, BUT THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, SINCE THE EARLIER VERSIONS OF THIS VEHICLE WERE RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ODI #11413710

70,000 miles · Apr 10, 2021
Forward Collision AvoidanceService Brakes

STEPPED ON BRAKE, MADE NOISE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP ALMOST HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

NHTSA ODI #11407396

107,000 miles · Jan 29, 2021
Service Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO LOWER, CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO LOWER, CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL HOOD FORD (1500 N. MORRISON BLVD, HAMMOND, LA 70401) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAULTY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI #11390668

82,000 miles · Oct 29, 2020
Service Brakes

CONTINUED BRAKING PROBLEMS, I REPLACED ALL 4 WHEEL CALIPERS , ROTORS PADS AND CYLINDERS APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO. I HIT A BUMP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE ABS PUMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS STILL MUSHY

NHTSA ODI #11367003

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 2020
Service Brakes

WHILE IN ANY ROAD CONDITION AND NORMAL DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSED GOES VERY CLOSE TO THE FIREWALL FLOOR WHEN BRAKING AN ITS A VERY SOFT BRAKING, ITS VERY HARD TO GAUGE HOW MUCH PRESSER TO APPLY TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENT. FW

NHTSA ODI #11353825

Mileage unknown · Jun 12, 2020
Service Brakes

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR OR FIREWALL WHEN BRAKING. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO GET BETTER BUT CONDITION RETURNED. THIS BACK AND FORTH HAS HAPPENED TWICE BUT NOW THE BRAKE AREN'T GETTING BETTER. ALL OF THESE BRAKING SITUATIONS ARE HAPPENING ON CITY STREETS HIGHWAYS, TURNING ALL WHILE IN MOTION. LINCOLN MKX 2013. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11328515

Official recalls

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14V393000 · Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft

Jul 2, 2014

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.