2000 Lincoln Navigator: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 136 complaints
136
Total Complaints
72,500mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

44,500 25th Percentile
72,500 Median Mileage
110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
19
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
18
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
TIRES:SIDEWALL
4
AIR BAGS
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
20
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING 20-25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN STEERING WHIEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL FROM A DEAD STOP, RESULTED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH INTO A PALM TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML"
"WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO DOWN AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD PERIODICALLY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING. ALSO, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS W/ POWER WINDOWS. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28