2021 Lincoln Aviator: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints
53
Total Complaints
41,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,000 25th Percentile
41,500 Median Mileage
60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
ENGINE
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
VISIBILITY/WIPER
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
SEATS
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION
2

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Vehicle has 5400 miles and has catastrophic engine failure while driving. Vehicle towed to dealership and diagnosed engine seized needs complete engine replacement"
"In regards to my brand new 2021 Lincoln Aviator Reserve (4181 miles): 2.23.22- Driving home on a very narrow, winding road when my car unexpectedly started to vibrate/shake. There were no alerts and no warning lights that came on. Fortunately, I was coming up on one of the very few turnouts availab..."
"Driving this vehicle in snow and ice collects in my wheel wells because of the material used in them. It is felt like heavily textured that the snow and ice sticks to like glue. So, in lots of snow and slush on the road it quickly collects to its limit of area between tire and wheel well and then ..."

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