The 2011 Lincoln MKS has 3 recalls, the most serious being a door latch defect that can allow a door to fly open in a side impact crash, raising the risk of injury to occupants.
The electric power steering system on certain MKS vehicles equipped with the 3.5L turbocharged engine can lose its power assist, requiring significantly more physical effort to steer, particularly at low speeds where the loss is most pronounced and a crash becomes more likely. There is also a frontal airbag concern: the driver's airbag can inflate incorrectly during the second stage of deployment in a high-speed crash, meaning the bag may not cushion the driver as intended and could increase injury risk rather than reduce it.