Reliability & cost of ownership
Lincoln Nautilus Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lincoln Nautilus? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Lincoln Nautilus problems by model year
33 recall entries and 225 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Nautilus | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2025 Nautilus | 6 | 21 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Nautilus | 7 | 21 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2023 Nautilus | 3 | 7 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Nautilus | 2 | 13 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 Nautilus | 2 | 21 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Nautilus | 5 | 33 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2019 Nautilus | 8 | 101 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lincoln Nautilus, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train58 complaints
- electrical system44 complaints
- unknown or other39 complaints
- engine26 complaints
- structure17 complaints
- service brakes14 complaints
- steering12 complaints
- forward collision avoidance11 complaints