2016 Lincoln MKT

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Basic

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention

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.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2010-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Lincoln MKT 4-door 4wd

The Lincoln MKT was introduced in the 2010 model year. It is structurally similar to the Ford Flex. 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	VTF0822
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	7
Left (cm)	11
Center (cm)	14
Right (cm)	12
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	6
Right (cm)	5
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0822
Head
HIC-15	194
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm)	9
Maximum Nij	0.35
Chest maximum compression (mm)	44
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.9
Femur force - right (kN)	1.2
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.41
Maximum tibia index - right	0.47
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	57
Right	129

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2010-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Lincoln MKT 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Lincoln MKT was introduced in the 2010 model year. It is structurally similar to the Ford Flex. Side 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
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS0903
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-8.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS0903
Head HIC-15	101
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Compression (kN)	0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	27
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	31
Average deflection (mm)	26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.70
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.40
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.6
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.6
Combined force (kN)	3.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	84
A-P moment (Nm)	13

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS0903
Head HIC-15	139
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	14
Lateral force (kN)	1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	27
Average deflection (mm)	23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.10
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.20
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.7
Combined force (kN)	2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	81
A-P moment (Nm)	31

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-19 models built after March 2010

Tested vehicle: 2010 Lincoln MKT 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,899 lbs
Peak force	21,010 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.29

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)	34
Distance below top of head (mm)	26
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.4
Head contact time (ms)	63
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	77
Max neck tension (N)	554

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Collision Warning with Brake Support

Package name

Optional 201A + Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning with Brake Support for 2014 Models
Optional Technology Package for 2015 to 2018 Models

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2014-19 models

Basic

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test