Lincoln Navigator

215 complaints across 4 scored model years and 40 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Lincoln Navigator Full report

Grade 2018–2021

2019 vs model median 1.6×

Model median3× median

Airbags & Restraints 6

Engine 5

Drivetrain 4

Avoid

2019

Best

2018 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Lincoln Navigator
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2018	0.86×	17	C
2019	1.63×	28	D
2020	1.03×	17	C
2021	0.97×	23	C
2022 P	2.52×	33	F
2024 P	2.06×	28	F
2025 P	0.90×	21	C

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	17
City / Highway	15 / 22
Engine	3.5L, 6 cyl
Drive	Part-time 4-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,600

Recalls

40 campaigns on record, 2 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
26V104000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL	2022–2025	4,381,878
25V315000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE	2022, 2024	1,076,138
25V455000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2021, 2022	850,318
26V402000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2018–2021	741,195
23V420000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL	2018–2022	691,133
22V250000	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES	2020, 2021	652,996
26V204000	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES	2021, 2022	422,613
26V344000	SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER	2018–2022	419,967

+ 32 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
BMW X7	none flagged	C
Buick Enclave	20102011	C
Cadillac Escalade	20162021	B
Chevrolet Suburban	20152021	C
Chevrolet Tahoe	20152021	C
Ford Expedition	20202021	C
GMC Yukon	20152021	C
GMC Yukon XL	20162021	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 Navigator

Complaints in window: 28
Severity-weighted: 43.5
Model median (weighted): 27
vs model median: 1.63×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 10
Open investigations: 0

Score 44.4 D