Lincoln Navigator by model year

1,830 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lincoln Navigator across 31 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Lincoln Navigator

Complaints by model year

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 year	Complaints
1998	240
1999	155
2000	137
2001	116
2002	48
2003	179
2004	119
2005	71
2006	90
2007	56
2008	40
2009	10
2010	22
2011	10
2012	15
2013	20
2014	25
2015	31
2016	33
2017	48
2018	69
2019	115
2020	37
2021	44
2022	36
2023	10
2024	31
2025	23

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027			1	17 to 18
2026			2	17
2025	23		6	17
2024	31	Suspension (16%)	7	18
2023	10		8	17 to 19
2022	36	Electrical system (25%)	14	18 to 19
2021	44	Engine (18%)	12	17 to 18	5 stars
2020	37	Drivetrain & axles (49%)	13	18 to 19	5 stars
2019	115	Seat belts (22%)	10	18 to 19	5 stars
2018	69	Drivetrain & axles (29%)	12	18 to 19	5 stars
2017	48	Brakes (21%)	5	16 to 17	5 stars
2016	33	Wipers, windshield & visibility (24%)	4	16 to 18	5 stars
2015	31	Electrical system (23%)	4	16 to 18	5 stars
2014	25	Drivetrain & axles (28%)		15 to 16	4 stars
2013	20			15 to 16
2012	15		3	15 to 16
2011	10			13 to 16
2010	22			16
2009	10		1	16
2008	40	Brakes (20%)	2	14
2007	56	Brakes (18%)	2	14
2006	90	Engine (24%)	3	13
2005	71	Suspension (17%)		13
2004	119	Suspension (21%)		13
2003	179	Suspension (22%)		13
2002	48	Engine (21%)	1	12 to 13
2001	116	Tires (20%)	3	12
2000	137	Tires (32%)	4	13
1999	155	Tires (19%)	5	12 to 13
1998	240	Tires (23%)	5	12 to 13
1997			2