Used 2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Consumer Reviews
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Way to go Detroit
Steve Yzerman, 10/30/2015
updated 11/07/2016
2016 Lincoln MKZ Black Label Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
Sleek lines and colors, comfortable and quality interior, ‘just right’ firm and quiet ride. For my city driving, the hybrid is perfect. Being born and raised in the Detroit metro area, now living [two decades] in our nation’s capital and I am very proud to show America still make exceptional automobiles.
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2016 MKZ Hybrid - NOT worth the money!
Benjamin Jones, 12/14/2015
2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
18 of 33 people found this review helpful
1. MKZ Hybrid is advertised as getting 40+ mpg city/highway. I promise you it will never, ever do that. The best my wife and I ever get is 36.6. Our average is between 30 and 35. So don't be fooled by the salesman. 2. The style is actually incredible. We both love the look and feel of the interior. The outside is pretty sleek as well, but the "white" version is not a true white - more of a pearlescent white. 3. At a full tank the dash reads 500 miles to empty, give or take some. We get maybe 350 miles before we have to actually fill up, so do not be fooled into thinking that a brand new car is any more advanced than its predecessors. My old pickup truck is more accurate in fuel estimation. 4. Here's the biggest freaking problem we had with this car: It has had 2 mechanical repairs and 1 fuel efficiency evaluation done on it since we drove it off the lot a few months ago. The dealership in Stockton put up a huge fuss about how this couldn't be really happening, it never happens to these cars, and we must be mistaken. Well we were not mistaken. A fuel fumes leak was repaired, a purge valve was replaced, and we insisted they give us an extra 10,000 miles on the lease because of the incredible disappointment this car has been for us. It will not get the amazing gas mileage promised, it has a very slow and low performing engine, there is minimal trunk space, and our dealership (even though they make it seem like Lincoln owners get treated SO much better) treated us like trash. I am not kidding when I say that I had to call them countless time to even get an answer on our problems. It was a full-scale disaster. My suggestion: buy Ford Fusion hybrid if you want the American made car. It's the same engine system as the MKZ Hybrid and its like 30% cheaper! Don't fork out big money for something that doesn't deserve it and won't earn it.
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Trying too hard
Donald Geeze, 01/04/2016
2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
7 of 13 people found this review helpful
Beautiful and unique exterior. Luxurious interior. Quality of interior materials still not up to the Lexus ES standard. Very quiet when cruising, but unpleasant engine noise on acceleration, and does not accelerate nearly as well as the Lexus ES hybrid. Electronics do all the things you'd like, if you can figure out how to use them. Excessively non-intuituve inputs for simple commands. The drivetrain and the design of the electronics interface need work. What's wrong with simple buttons and knobs? Back seat is hard. Still a tempting car with it's comfort and appearance.
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So far so good, this car is stunning
Shay Gipson, 10/16/2015
2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
7 of 14 people found this review helpful
What a fantastic vehicle, for the price too. Unbelievable. Love the car, my salesman is Orson Van Gay at Galpin Lincoln...definitely great person to go to if you are in the market for this car. I love this car.
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Great value.
Andrew, 08/21/2025
2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
We purchased our 2016 MKZ Hybrid fully loaded with 5800 miles on it, less than a year old at the time (1/2 of MSRP as well!!). Still have it at 76K miles. Its been great!! The only thing I've had to do is replace the coolant thermostat. The timing chain cover is starting to leak a bit, but that is passive oil and not under pressure so its not a big deal. I don't like how much you have to do to reseal the cover (I do all my own work), but that is the life of modern cars in general now. My understanding was this generation was specifically designed for the european market (meaning handling matters). Its a really solid car. It has been reliable. Ours has all of the options including multicontour seats (messaging), tech package, parking options.. Overall so far? Pretty big car that gets a solid and true 40 mpg on regular gas and that is cruising along at 70 or 75 mph in general on the freeway, so driving with normal traffic up here in Seattle and in the fast lane. I do really like the safety feature where it flashes red lights and a audible alarm on the wind shield if it thinks you are at risk for rear ending someone. A number of years ago when I was really working a lot.. it truly woke me up when I was spacing on the road tired and probably saved or at least avoided unneccesary excitment in my life... Even now it is a great feature. My brother was a ford mechanic for 30+ years before I purchased it. I asked him what his impressions are of the ford hybrid system (mainly reliability).. he never saw a problem with them. However folks still have the impression that american will mean unreliable.. so that means it is a market opportunity if you understand this and let the new purchaser take the hit in depreciation. Our basically new price for this car was at least 50% less than a comparible used Toyota Lexus Hybrid ES300h at the time with 50K miles on it. Ultimately the Toyota will hold a better resale, thats really because Toyota has done an amazing job maintaining their reliability over decades in the market. The american brands have not. However that doesn't mean times haven't changed. Would I buy a new american vehicle? Absolutely not, however strongly more no than a Toyota/Lexus new.. but still no either way. Because you purchase one less than a Toyota/Lexus on the front end (both used and comparable), I suspect the depreciation is roughly the same in terms of $. You'll pay less for the Lincoln but get less at the end and the opposite for the Toyota/Lexus. So pick your poison. But know if money is tight going in, I wouldn't think twice of going with a Ford Hybrid personally especially after my experience and my brothers 30 years of experience working at Ford.
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