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2010 Lincoln MKS

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2009-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Lincoln MKS 4-door

The Lincoln MKS was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 15 cm to the right, contributing to the head hitting the instrument panel. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

The dummy's head and torso barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right, and the head hit the intruding instrument panel.

Door hinge pillar, door sill, and instrument panel intrusion was extensive and contributed to a high risk of injury to the left hip and a moderate risk to the left knee and left lower leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1435
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	30
Footrest (cm)	20
Left toepan (cm)	25
Brake pedal (cm)	14
Parking brake (cm)	25
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	13
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	13
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	29
Upper dash (cm)	24
Lower instrument panel (cm)	20

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1435
Head
HIC-15	82
Peak gs at hard contact	36
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)	19
Femur (kN)
Left	6.6
Right	2.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	13
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	30
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.90
Right	0.62
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.4
Right	0.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	43
Right	50

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2009-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2009 Lincoln MKS Ultimate 4-door

The Lincoln MKS was introduced in the 2009 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Ford.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0810
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	4
Left (cm)	6
Center (cm)	8
Right (cm)	7
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	3
Rearward (cm)	1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0810
Head
HIC-15	189
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm)	30
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.9
Femur force - right (kN)	1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm)	2
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.33
Maximum tibia index - right	0.72
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	44
Right	58

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2009-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2009 Lincoln MKS 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Lincoln MKS was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES0834
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0834
Head HIC-15	106
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Compression (kN)	0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	25
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	29
Average deflection (mm)	23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.85
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.42
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.9
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.0
Combined force (kN)	4.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	103
A-P moment (Nm)	46

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0834
Head HIC-15	163
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	25
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	24
Average deflection (mm)	18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.75
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.22
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.9
Combined force (kN)	2.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	222
A-P moment (Nm)	33

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2009-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Lincoln MKS 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,172 lbs
Peak force	17,461 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.19

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	25
Distance below top of head (mm)	22
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.1
Head contact time (ms)	58
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	16
Max neck tension (N)	545

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.