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Lincoln Nautilus years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2019 and 2024. Best years: 2022.
The 2019 and 2024 Lincoln Nautilus draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2019 has 102 complaints (13 for each year on the road) and 2024 has 22 complaints (7 for each year on the road), against a median of 5 a year across the 5 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is transmission shudder (16 reports).
- 102complaints
- 8recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 16, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2019
Most reported: transmission shudder (16 reports) and infotainment (15 reports, median 33,000 miles).
2024
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
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 2019 has the most complaints of any Lincoln Nautilus year here: 102 of 102 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Transmission shudder is the top problem in every model year with a page, 16 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 2% of Lincoln Nautilus 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 transmission shudder 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
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 25, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 20 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2020 (33), 2021 (23), 2022 (13), 2024 (22), 2025 (21).
Year by year
2019 Lincoln Nautilus avoid
102 owner complaints, 13 for each year on the road (2.7 times the model median). Most reported: transmission shudder (16 reports), infotainment (15 reports, median 33,000 miles) and stalling (13 reports, median 53,900 miles). 2 reports involved a crash. 8 recalls, including 20V-550 on the transmission and drivetrain and 26V-372 on the electrical system.
Questions
What Lincoln Nautilus years should you avoid?
The 2019 and 2024 Lincoln Nautilus draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2019 has 102 complaints (13 for each year on the road) and 2024 has 22 complaints (7 for each year on the road), against a median of 5 a year across the 5 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is transmission shudder (16 reports).
What are the best years for the Lincoln Nautilus?
The 2022 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 13, or 3 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Lincoln Nautilus?
Transmission shudder, with 16 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2019.
How many recalls does the Lincoln Nautilus have?
8 recall campaigns cover the Lincoln Nautilus model years 2019 on this site.
How many Lincoln Nautilus complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
2% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for transmission shudder on the Lincoln Nautilus?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.