What breaks most · 2020 to 2025 model years
Lincoln Corsair problems by year
Owners have filed 169 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln Corsair across model years 2020 to 2025. Three years stand out: 2020 for backup camera and sensors complaints, 2021 for backup camera and sensors complaints and 2022 for backup camera and sensors complaints. The quietest years are 2023.
- Years to check closely: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Fewest complaints: 2023
- Complaints on file
- 1692020 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 202060 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 61 fires · 8 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 13kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 75Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 2 | 16 | Backup camera and sensors (17) | |
| 34 | 0 | 22 | Unknown or other (13) | |
| 34 | 2 | 19 | Backup camera and sensors (8) | |
| 14 | 0 | 8 | Electrical system (7) | |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | Electrical system (11) | |
| 7 | 0 | 6 | Electrical system (3) |
What fails on the 2020 Lincoln Corsair
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup camera and sensorsCameras and park sensors | 28% |
17 | 0 | Shop backup camera and sensors parts for the 2020 Lincoln Corsair |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 20% |
12 | 0 | Shop electrical system parts for the 2020 Lincoln Corsair |
| Unknown or other | 18% |
11 | 0 | — |
| Exterior lightingHeadlights, tail lights and bulbs | 10% |
6 | 0 | Shop exterior lighting parts for the 2020 Lincoln Corsair |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 10% |
6 | 1 | Shop forward collision system parts for the 2020 Lincoln Corsair |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 8% |
5 | 0 | Shop engine parts for the 2020 Lincoln Corsair |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 8% |
5 | 1 | Shop brakes parts for the 2020 Lincoln Corsair |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 7% |
4 | 1 | Shop all body and structure parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Has been to dealer 8x in last 4 months for the 360 camera recall and camera issues the rear camera will grey out when in reverse and CarPlay / iPhone is plugged in
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I took my car in on 2/22/23 to fix the second back up camera recall. However on the night of 2/23/23 the whole screen went blue when put in reverse, and on the morning of 2/24/23 just the rear camera went blue. In both cases I fixed the issue by turning off and restarting the car.
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The rear camera feed is very blurry. Often times it in usable. Sometimes cross traffic alert does not work. I know this is part of the recall but with no solution available should I be entitled to a rental while waiting?
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Lincoln Corsair years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2020, 2021, 2022 carry the most filings on the Lincoln Corsair. The 2020 alone has 60 complaints, led by backup camera and sensors.
What is the most common Lincoln Corsair problem?
On the 2020 model year, the most-reported component is backup camera and sensors with 17 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Lincoln Corsair problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Lincoln Corsair complaints that include mileage is about 13,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.