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Lincoln Aviator by model year

752 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lincoln Aviator across 11 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Lincoln Aviator 0 100 200 2003: 168 '03 2004: 115 '04 2005: 62 '05 2020: 174 '20 2021: 68 '21 2022: 77 '22 2023: 42 '23 2024: 8 '24 2025: 34 '25 2026: 4 '26
Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.
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Model yearComplaints
2003168
2004115
200562
2020174
202168
202277
202342
20248
202534
20264

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2027 2 20
2026 4 6 20 to 21
2025 34 Forward collision avoidance (21%) 15 20 to 21 5 stars
2024 8 8 20 to 21
2023 42 Electrical system (17%) 16 19 to 21 5 stars
2022 77 Electrical system (12%) 21 20 to 21 5 stars
2021 68 Electrical system (18%) 28 20 to 21 5 stars
2020 174 Electrical system (22%) 30 20 to 21 5 stars
2005 62 Body & structure (50%) 13
2004 115 Engine (17%) 13 to 14
2003 168 Drivetrain & axles (20%) 1 14