2008 Lincoln Navigator: Reliability Data

40
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

23,946 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
122,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
SERVICE BRAKES
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
STEERING
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. A DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DETAILED AND INFORMED THEM THAT SHE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SMELL ORIGINATED FROM THE UNDERC..."
"2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SOMETIMES HAS NO BRAKES. HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK THE NAVIGATOR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WROTE FORD A LETTER AND THEY REPLIED "THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH YOU OUTLINED CONCERNING YOUR NAVIGATOR, HAV..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, THE TRACTION LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 complaints
Median: 124,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 5 complaints
25th: 54,250 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 77,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 9 WA: 4 OH: 4 CT: 3 VA: 3 FL: 2 MD: 2 TX: 2 LA: 2 NY: 2

Who Files Complaints?

5%
Original Owners
95%
Second+ Owners

Lincoln Navigator — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199824021
199915510
200013619
20011167
2002482
200317812
20041194
2005685
2006907
2007563
2010224
2014256
2015313
2016320
2017442
2018620
2019804
2020292
2021331
2022236
2024255

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