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Best and worst years for the Lincoln Navigator

Of the 21 model years of the Lincoln Navigator with enough data to compare, the 1998 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (137), and the 2016 has the fewest (7).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Lincoln Navigator 0 75 150 1998: 137 137 '98 1999: 91 2000: 86 '00 2001: 49 2002: 19 '02 2003: 109 109 '03 2004: 53 '04 2005: 41 2006: 45 '06 2007: 24 2008: 18 '08 2009: 5 2010: 11 '10 2011: 4 2012: 7 '12 2013: 7 2014: 15 '14 2015: 9 9 '15 2016: 7 7 '16 2017: 16 2018: 33 '18 2019: 57 2020: 27 '20 2021: 44 2022: 36 '22 2023: 10 2024: 31 '24 2025: 23
  • Most complaints
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1998137
199991
200086
200149
200219
2003109
200453
200541
200645
200724
200818
20095
201011
20114
20127
20137
201415
20159
20167
201716
201833
201957
202027
202144
202236
202310
202431
202523

What stands out

The 1998 stands out, with about 3.8 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2019.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1998 and 2003. Or the years with the fewest: 2016 and 2015.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20252323
20243131
20231010
20223636
20214444
20202737
201957115
20183369
20171648
2016733
2015931
20141525
2013720
2012715
2011410
20101122
2009510
20081840
20072456
20064590
20054171
200453119
2003109179
20021948
200149116
200086137
199991155
1998137240