2017 Lincoln Navigator: Reliability Data

44
Total Complaints
78,750mi
Median Mileage
Service Brakes
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,750 25th Percentile
78,750 Median Mileage
135,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes
5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4
Visibility
4
Electrical System
4
Back Over Prevention
3
Fuel/Propulsion System
3
Unknown Or Other
3
Air Bags
2
Exterior Lighting
2
Suspension
2

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"F THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROL ARM IS MOVED PARTIALLY IN ANY DIRECTION, AND IMMEDIATELY MOVED INTO THE FULLY OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL BE DISABLED. IF THE OPERATOR ADJUSTS THE HIGH BEAMS, OR SIMPLY MAKES A MISTAKE WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL, (BY SELECTING THE WRONG DIRECTION FIRST) THE TURN..."
"F THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROL ARM IS MOVED PARTIALLY IN ANY DIRECTION, AND IMMEDIATELY MOVED INTO THE FULLY OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL BE DISABLED. IF THE OPERATOR ADJUSTS THE HIGH BEAMS, OR SIMPLY MAKES A MISTAKE WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL, (BY SELECTING THE WRONG DIRECTION FIRST) THE TURN..."
"THERE IS NO WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION THAT THE SEAT BELT IS NOT FASTENED. THE AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED. MY GRANDCHILDREN'S WEIGHT IS NOT REGISTERED AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IF THEY ARE IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AN..."

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 4 complaints
Median: 105,000 mi
Back Over Prevention 3 complaints
Median: 69,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 8 TN: 5 FL: 5 MO: 4 NJ: 3 PA: 3 SC: 3 NM: 3 IL: 2 GA: 2

Lincoln Navigator — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199824021
199915510
200013619
20011167
2002482
200317812
20041194
2005685
2006907
2007563
2008402
2010224
2014256
2015313
2016320
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