2018 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
Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Basic

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Standard 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.

Headlights

Trim level(s)

All trims

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	HID projector
High-beam headlight type	HID projector
Curve-adaptive?	Yes
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was good on the gradual right curve, fair on the sharp right curve and inadequate on both left curves.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was fair on the gradual right curve and inadequate on the sharp right and both left curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	HID projector
High-beam headlight type	HID projector
Curve-adaptive?	Yes
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2017-19 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	95.2 m	None
Straightaway left edge	44.8 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	65.8 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	42.5 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	52.8 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	39.6 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	135.4 m
Straightaway left edge	117.6 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	70.3 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	61.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	53.2 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	49.0 m

About the headlight evaluation

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

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2017-19 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Reserve
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 3 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Reserve
Seat type	leather

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
4
4	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	33
Clearance angle (degrees)	59
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	30
Clearance angle (degrees)	64
Tether anchor
Location	Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	21
Clearance angle (degrees)	63
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	19
Clearance angle (degrees)	56
Tether anchor
Location	Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	8
Clearance angle (degrees)	87
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	-2-0
Force (lbs)	25
Clearance angle (degrees)	88
Tether anchor
Location	Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation