"How reliable is the 2006 Lincoln Navigator?"

"Based on 90 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Lincoln Navigator has a median complaint mileage of 68000 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Lincoln Navigator?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Lincoln Navigator is SUSPENSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 90 total complaints filed."

2006 Lincoln Navigator: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 90 complaints

Total Complaints

68,000mi

Median Mileage

SUSPENSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,000 25th Percentile

68,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION

ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STEERING

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"(1) TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE (4) PLUS TIMES. (2) BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE, THE WHEELS STARTS TO GRIP AND GRIND TO MAKE A TRACTION ADJUSTMENT AND THE ENGINE STARTS TO STALL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.(3) DEALER SERVICE MANGER REUBEN FERNANDEZ AT FRE..."

"WE HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND AIR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER MORE THAN SIX TIMES TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING AS THEY CLAIMED THAT COMPUTER SHOWED NOTHING HAPPENED OR THE COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SUSPENSION 13 complaints

25th: 40,000 mi Median: 95,000 mi 75th: 132,250 mi

ENGINE 9 complaints

25th: 66,000 mi Median: 77,000 mi 75th: 106,090 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 8 complaints

25th: 47,616 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 76,250 mi

AIR BAGS 6 complaints

25th: 91,000 mi Median: 107,300 mi 75th: 163,650 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 complaints

25th: 60,000 mi Median: 95,000 mi 75th: 100,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 21 GA: 11 NY: 10 MD: 7 TX: 5 VA: 5 OH: 5 LA: 4 FL: 4 MI: 3

Who Files Complaints?

11.1%

Original Owners

88.9%

Second+ Owners

Lincoln Navigator — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1998	240	100,000	TIRES	21
1999	155	86,000	TIRES:TREAD/BELT	10
2000	136	72,500	TIRES	19
2001	116	73,322	TIRES	7
2002	48	90,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	2
2003	178	55,000	SUSPENSION	12
2004	119	54,000	SUSPENSION	4
2005	68	56,296	SUSPENSION	5
2007	56	70,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	3
2008	40	60,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
2010	22	78,000	SERVICE BRAKES	4
2014	25	86,000	POWER TRAIN	6
2015	31	66,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2016	32	75,000	VISIBILITY	0
2017	44	78,750	SERVICE BRAKES	2
2018	62	36,060	POWER TRAIN	0
2019	80	31,000	SEAT BELTS	4
2020	29	500	POWER TRAIN	2
2021	33	-	ENGINE	1
2022	23	-	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2024	25	-	SUSPENSION	5

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