2019 Lincoln Nautilus: Reliability Data

117
Total Complaints
6,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,000 25th Percentile
6,000 Median Mileage
20,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
27
Power Train
23
Unknown Or Other
14
Engine
11
Steering
6
Fuel/Propulsion System
4
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
3
Seat Belts
3
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Wheels
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS DURING THE NIGHT WHEN IN AUTO MODE WILL FLASH THE HIGH BEAMS WITHOUT INDICATION ON THE DASH. THE FLASHING LIGHTS CAUSE DISTRACTIONS ON THE ROADS WHILE DRIVING, BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SIGNALING OTHER DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE AUTO HIGH BEAM FEATURE BUT THE HEADL..."
"I WAS DRIVING ON 3/22/19 AT A SPEED OF 55. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APROX 30 MIN WHEN MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. IT STAYED DARK FOR 2 MIN AND THEN CAME BACK ON AND KIND OF RE-BOOTED ITSELF."
"STARTED CAR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLACKED OUT. RESTATING CAR DID NOT CORRECT IT SO HAD NO VISIBILITY TO ANYTHING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY."

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 27 complaints
25th: 1,700 mi Median: 4,296 mi 75th: 12,821 mi
Power Train 23 complaints
25th: 1,800 mi Median: 2,000 mi 75th: 6,000 mi
Unknown Or Other 14 complaints
25th: 2,086 mi Median: 4,748 mi 75th: 18,550 mi
Engine 11 complaints
25th: 2,000 mi Median: 4,000 mi 75th: 23,250 mi
Steering 6 complaints
Median: 16,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 10 TX: 10 FL: 10 IL: 7 NJ: 6 MD: 6 GA: 6 TN: 5 AZ: 5 NC: 5

Lincoln Nautilus — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2020364
2024244

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