Worst years for a Lincoln Navigator
Owners have filed 1,794 complaints about the Lincoln Navigator with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2003 Lincoln Navigator179 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.
Cleanest on record
2012 Lincoln Navigator15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Lincoln Navigator 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 28 | 8 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 33 | 8 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | B | 40 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 35 | 2 | 2 | 23,050 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | D | 97 | 4 | 0 | 40,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 69 | 0 | 6 | 51,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | B | 45 | 2 | 2 | 87,000 | Brakes |
| 2016 | B | 33 | 0 | 2 | 79,500 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2015 | C | 31 | 3 | 1 | 66,500 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | C | 25 | 6 | 0 | 86,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | C | 20 | 3 | 0 | 20,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 88,600 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 22 | 4 | 0 | 78,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 66,057 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 40 | 2 | 1 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2007 | D | 56 | 3 | 6 | 70,000 | Brakes |
| 2006 | D | 90 | 7 | 5 | 68,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | D | 71 | 5 | 4 | 56,296 | Suspension |
| 2004 | D | 119 | 4 | 3 | 54,000 | Suspension |
| 2003 | F | 179 | 12 | 5 | 55,000 | Suspension |
| 2002 | C | 48 | 2 | 6 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | F | 116 | 7 | 15 | 73,322 | Tires |
| 2000 | F | 137 | 19 | 20 | 70,250 | Tires |
| 1999 | F | 155 | 10 | 12 | 86,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | F | 240 | 21 | 24 | 100,000 | Tires |
What breaks on a Lincoln Navigator
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Lincoln Navigator
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lincoln Navigator, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lincoln Navigator problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Lincoln Navigator
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.