Lincoln Navigator Reliability
1,734 NHTSA complaints (1998–2025). Complaint rate: 75.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1998–2001 Lincoln Navigator (57 crash-related complaints). The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Lincoln Navigator Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 165 | 1.2% |
| SUSPENSION | 107 | 5.6% |
| POWER TRAIN | 99 | 7.1% |
| ENGINE | 85 | 4.7% |
| TIRES | 77 | 2.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 69 | 2.9% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 67 | 14.9% |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 64 | 4.7% |
| AIR BAGS | 53 | 35.8% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 47 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998AVOID | — | 240 | 21 | 24 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 155 | 10 | 12 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 137 | 19 | 20 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 116 | 7 | 15 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 48 | 2 | 6 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 178 | 12 | 5 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 119 | 4 | 3 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 71 | 5 | 4 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 90 | 7 | 5 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 56 | 3 | 6 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 40 | 2 | 1 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 22 | 4 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 15 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 17 | 3 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 25 | 6 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 31 | 3 | 1 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 33 | 0 | 2 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 44 | 2 | 2 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 63 | 0 | 6 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 81 | 4 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 33 | 1 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 26 | 6 | 2 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 25 | 5 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 14 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Lincoln Navigatoraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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