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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Lincoln Navigator problems by model year
142 recall entries and 1,357 owner complaints on file across 31 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 train178 complaints
- suspension161 complaints
- tires158 complaints
- engine and engine cooling97 complaints
- vehicle speed control95 complaints
- engine88 complaints
- structure82 complaints