Reliability & cost of ownership
Lincoln Navigator Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lincoln Navigator? 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 Navigator problems by model year
137 recall entries and 1344 owner complaints on file across 28 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lincoln Navigator, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system199 complaints
- power train175 complaints
- suspension161 complaints
- tires158 complaints
- service brakes108 complaints
- engine and engine cooling97 complaints
- vehicle speed control94 complaints
- engine88 complaints