2004 Lincoln Aviator: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 115 complaints
115
Total Complaints
72,614mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,000 25th Percentile
72,614 Median Mileage
97,792 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
12
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
POWER TRAIN
9
AIR BAGS
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
ENGINE
5
STEERING
4

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
1
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTOMATIC HEAT CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT COLD AIR BLOWS OUT, FOGGING THE WINDOWS. *AK"
"THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE FOR TOWING AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE TOWING SOCKETS AND EQUIPMENT FOR TOWING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T MAKE A REAR MIRROR EXTENDER FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK"
"ROUGH IDLING AT STAND STILL AND WITH ACCELERATION AND DECCELERATION WITH A WHINING NOISE, MISS FIRING HAPPENED 1ST TIME THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR- DEALER SAID HE FIXED THE PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CAR IS SIX WEEKS OLD AND IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME. DEALER S..."

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