Lincoln
Lincoln Aviator years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2020.
The 2020 Lincoln Aviator draws the most owner complaints for its age: 108, or 15 for each year on the road, against a median of 8 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2020 is infotainment (31 reports).
- 108complaints
- 30recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 4, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2020
Most reported: infotainment (31 reports) and brake wear (10 reports).
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2020 has the most complaints of any Lincoln Aviator year here: 108 of 108 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Infotainment is the top problem in every model year with a page, 31 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 3% of Lincoln Aviator complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report infotainment also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2023 at 19 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 18. So far in 2026, 23 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2021 (39), 2022 (45), 2023 (24), 2025 (16).
Year by year
2020 Lincoln Aviator avoid
108 owner complaints, 15 for each year on the road (2.0 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (31 reports) and brake wear (10 reports). 2 reports involved a crash. 30 recalls, including 26V-117 on the visibility and 26V-123 on the backup camera.
Questions
What Lincoln Aviator years should you avoid?
The 2020 Lincoln Aviator draws the most owner complaints for its age: 108, or 15 for each year on the road, against a median of 8 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2020 is infotainment (31 reports).
What are the best years for the Lincoln Aviator?
No Lincoln Aviator model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest.
What is the most common problem on the Lincoln Aviator?
Infotainment, with 31 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2020.
How many recalls does the Lincoln Aviator have?
30 recall campaigns cover the Lincoln Aviator model years 2020 on this site.
How many Lincoln Aviator complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
3% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the Lincoln Aviator?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.