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1985 Lincoln Mark

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
5Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 6 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports4 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

6 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 7, 1998
Electrical System

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, POSSIBLE CAUSE A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #825113

Mileage unknown · Oct 11, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PARKED. FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AND PUT FIRE OUT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983202

Mileage unknown · Sep 24, 1996
StructureInjury

INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND WA SCRUSHED BY AUTOMATIC TRUNK-PULL DOWN CLOSING MECHANISM/ATTEMPTIN GTO OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO CLOSE AND DRIVER'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN TRUNK AND FENDER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #509047

Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983229

Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983117

Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD, ELECTRICAL SHORT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, INVESTIGATED BY FIRE DEPT IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983095

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.