2016 Lincoln Navigator: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 32 complaints
32
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,252 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4
BACK OVER PREVENTION
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
AIR BAGS
1
ENGINE
1
SEAT BELTS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT CHIME WHEN NOT CONNECTED. NO AIR BAG INDICATOR FOR PASSENGER SIDE. I QUESTIONED FORD MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NONE FOR PASSENGER SIDE. THIS UPDATE HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE NAVIGATOR YET. IS THIS POSSIBLE ?????? COULD SOMEONE ACTUALLY SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER ..."
"PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT CHIME WHEN NOT CONNECTED. NO AIR BAG INDICATOR FOR PASSENGER SIDE. I QUESTIONED FORD MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NONE FOR PASSENGER SIDE. THIS UPDATE HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE NAVIGATOR YET. IS THIS POSSIBLE ?????? COULD SOMEONE ACTUALLY SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER ..."
"WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY 18 IN YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON ON A CURVED SECTION OF THE ROAD THE SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEAR ME AND THERE WAS NOTHING OVERHEAD. WE FOUND NO ROCKS IN THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE ATTACHED PICTURES IT IS CLEAR THAT THE GLASS B..."

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