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Lincoln Nautilus

Every Lincoln Nautilus model year on file, 2019 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years22910 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82019 to 2026
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins883Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 102, 45% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

030609012020191022020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Lincoln Nautilus complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
58
Electrical system
45
Engine and cooling
30
Driver assistance
20
Structure
18
Brakes
14
Steering
12
Back-over prevention
12
Visibility and wipers
11
Speed control
10
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lincoln Nautilus model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lincoln Nautilus by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV80.01330037
2025SUV214.81626092
2024SUV229.111070190
2023SUV714.3353057
2022SUV137.7572187
2021SUV234.37721131
2020SUV336.111851145
2019SUV1022.024380144
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lincoln Nautilus

  • 26V-377 Jun 9, 2026
    Lane center assist system may not adequately detect if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel for a prolonged period of time
    Driver assistance · 1,013 vehicles
  • 26V-372 Jun 9, 2026
    At vehicle start-up, the Instrument Panel Cluster Assembly (IPC) may not function, showing a blank display
    Electrical system · 2,349 vehicles
  • 26V-165 Mar 18, 2026
    Image Processing Module A (IPMA) may experience multiple unexpected resets, resulting in loss of the rearview camera image and advanced driver…
    Back-over prevention · 255k vehicles
  • 26V-122 Mar 3, 2026
    Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of drive power
    Engine and cooling · 48k vehicles
  • 25V-519 Aug 8, 2025
    LED Driver Modules may contain a burnt diode, which can cause the low-beam and high-beam headlights, daytime running lights, front position…
    Lighting · 3,270 vehicles
  • 25V-518 Aug 8, 2025
    Window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction
    Visibility and wipers · 482 vehicles
  • 25V-442 Jun 27, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended
    Back-over prevention · 200k vehicles
  • 25V-343 May 23, 2025
    Engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in
    Electrical system · 6,781 vehicles
  • 25V-337 May 23, 2025
    Multimedia module software may cause the panoramic and center displays to reboot, resulting in a blank screen
    Electrical system · 31k vehicles
  • 25V-315 May 9, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.08M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.