FaultScore

Worst years for a Lincoln Nautilus

Owners have filed 307 complaints about the Lincoln Nautilus with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2019 Lincoln Nautilus

128 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2021 Lincoln Nautilus

27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lincoln Nautilus year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 9 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2025 B 34 1 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 D 34 4 0 13,300 Electrical System
2023 C 14 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 C 16 3 0 Body & Structure
2021 B 27 1 0 86,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2020 C 45 4 0 40,009 Transmission & Drivetrain
2019 D 128 3 0 7,250 Electrical System

What breaks on a Lincoln Nautilus

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2025

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 15 4.9%

Worst in 2021

Brakes 14 4.6%

Worst in 2020

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 3.9%

Worst in 2024

Steering 11 3.6%

Worst in 2019

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 3.6%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 9 2.9%

Worst in 2019

Wheels 6 2.0%

Worst in 2019

Seat Belts 6 2.0%

Worst in 2019

Lights 5 1.6%

Worst in 2020

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lincoln Nautilus, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2019 peak 22 Aug 2026

Compare the Lincoln Nautilus

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.