2005 Lincoln Navigator: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 68 complaints
68
Total Complaints
56,296mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,195 25th Percentile
56,296 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
11
AIR BAGS
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
ENGINE
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
STRUCTURE
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
4
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE SPEED. WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. MEANTIME, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT 2500 RPMS. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EN..."
"DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2005 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION AND THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP HIM. THE FIRST TIME THE ELECTRICAL WORK W..."
"DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2005 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION AND THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP HIM. THE FIRST TIME THE ELECTRICAL WORK W..."

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