Fatal crash profile · Model

Lincoln MKS

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 78
Fatal crashes: 78
Deaths inside: 28
Other deaths: 54

Between 2020 and 2024, 78 vehicles described as Lincoln MKS were involved in 78 fatal crashes in the United States. 28 people died inside these vehicles and 54 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	16
2021	12
2022	13
2023	20
2024	17

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

34%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About two-thirds of the share for Lincoln: 52%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	6	10
2021	4	8
2022	5	9
2023	5	16
2024	8	11

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 85 percent of the share for Lincoln: 18%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Lincoln: 18%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 1.2 times the share for Lincoln: 45%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Lincoln MKS	Lincoln	All vehicles
Driver speeding	15.4%	17.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	24.4%	17.7%	17.7%
At night	56.4%	45.5%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	58
Cloudy	9
Rain	8
Snow	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	31
Dark - Lighted	23
Dark - Not Lighted	20
Dusk	2
Dawn	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	9
Michigan	7
Florida	6
Pennsylvania	5
Illinois	5
Ohio	5
California	5
Georgia	4
North Carolina	4
Tennessee	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lincoln MKS by model year

2014 11 crashes
2013 10 crashes
2010 17 crashes
2009 23 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 17, 2021	Johnston County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Dec 12, 2021	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri	MILLER RD	1
Nov 28, 2021	Johnson County, Missouri	SR-58	1
Oct 22, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	US-101	1
Oct 20, 2021	Anson County, North Carolina	US-52	1
Sep 6, 2021	Walker, Kent County, Michigan	SR-45 LAKE MICHIGAN DR	1
Jul 18, 2021	Lee County, Florida	CR-876	1
Jul 16, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-610	1
Jun 7, 2021	McLean County, North Dakota	SR-200	1
Feb 2, 2021	Monterey County, California	US-101	1
Jan 29, 2021	Floyd County, Georgia	SR-100	1
Jan 5, 2021	Gary, Lake County, Indiana	SR-53N	1
Dec 3, 2020	Lee County, Florida	US-41 SR-45 / S CLEVELAND AVE	1
Nov 23, 2020	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	US-11 SR-0011 HW	1
Oct 14, 2020	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	82ND ST	1
Oct 2, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	SR-1 WOODWARD AVE	1
Sep 6, 2020	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	WEST 1ST ST	1
Aug 14, 2020	South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York	SR-197 REYNOLDS RD	1
Aug 9, 2020	Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa	BROADWAY ST	1
Jul 3, 2020	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	CR-222 GENDER RD	1
Jul 2, 2020	Lewis County, Washington	US-12	1
May 24, 2020	Vance County, North Carolina	US-1 BUS RALEIGH RD	1
May 18, 2020	Harris County, Texas	SR-249	1
Mar 14, 2020	Pacifica, San Mateo County, California	SR-35	1
Mar 3, 2020	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana	SILHAVY RD	1

Compare Lincoln MKS with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.