2016 Lincoln Navigator — reported problems

CarFaultIQ holds 152 evidence records for the 2016 Lincoln Navigator, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 33 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)8 (24.2%)Official recall records for this system: 36, covering model years 2000–2025.
  • Driver-assistance systems7 (21.2%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2015–2025.
  • Brakes6 (18.2%)Official recall records for this system: 23, covering model years 1999–2025.
  • Electrical system3 (9.1%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1998–2026.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)2 (6.1%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 1998–2023.
  • Air bags (restraint system)1 (3.0%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2025.

Other / uncategorized: 3 classifications (9.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

  • Owner complaints (2,732 records, model years 1998–2025) are most frequently classified under: tires & wheels, electrical system and engine.
  • Safety recalls (217 records, model years 1998–2026) are most frequently classified under: lights, electrical system and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
  • Transport Canada recalls (185 records, model years 1998–2026) are most frequently classified under: visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors), brakes and lights.
  • Manufacturer communications (4,589 records, model years 1998–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
  • Investigations (36 records, model years 1998–2019) are most frequently classified under: speed control & accelerator, electrical system and seat belts.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

  1. 1998 494 records for 1998
  2. 1999 426 records for 1999
  3. 2000 320 records for 2000
  4. 2001 230 records for 2001
  5. 2002 131 records for 2002
  6. 2003 295 records for 2003
  7. 2004 186 records for 2004
  8. 2005 132 records for 2005
  9. 2006 100 records for 2006
  10. 2007 76 records for 2007
  11. 2008 62 records for 2008
  12. 2009 42 records for 2009
  13. 2010 49 records for 2010
  14. 2011 44 records for 2011
  15. 2012 77 records for 2012
  16. 2013 75 records for 2013
  17. 2014 70 records for 2014
  18. 2015 99 records for 2015
  19. 2016 152 records for 2016
  20. 2017 152 records for 2017
  21. 2018 241 records for 2018
  22. 2019 252 records for 2019
  23. 2020 247 records for 2020
  24. 2021 202 records for 2021
  25. 2022 231 records for 2022
  26. 2023 165 records for 2023
  27. 2024 120 records for 2024
  28. 2025 172 records for 2025
  29. 2026 55 records for 2026

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

  • 1mention a fire

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

  • Safety recalls NHTSA 4
  • Manufacturer communications NHTSA 119
  • Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 4
  • Owner complaints NHTSA 25

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Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.

Symptoms and warning lights in these systems

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