Lincoln Aviator - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Lincoln Aviator owners have reported a total of 763 problems for their cars built in the 10 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Lincoln Aviator. The 2020 Lincoln Aviator cars have the most problems reported (181 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Lincoln Aviator

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Aviator	1
2025 Aviator	22
2024 Aviator	7
2023 Aviator	48
2022 Aviator	98
2021 Aviator	64
2020 Aviator	181
2005 Aviator	63
2004 Aviator	113
2003 Aviator	166

🔍 Common problems of Lincoln Aviator

The following chart shows the 28 most common problems for Lincoln Aviator cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (119 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (100 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Lincoln Aviator

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Power Train	119
Electrical System	100
Structure	83
Engine And Engine Cooling	72
Equipment	63
Visibility	45
Service Brakes	37
Back Over Prevention	31
Air Bag	23
Forward Collision Avoidance	22

Vehicle Speed Control	22
Steering	21
Suspension	21
Seats	17
Other Fuel System	16
Exterior Lighting	16
Gasoline Fuel System	10
Wheel	10
Tire	9
Unknown Or Other	6
Latches/locks/linkage	5
Lane Departure	5
Seat Belt	4
Parking Brake	2
Traction Control System	1
	1
Electronic Stability Control	1
Child Seat	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Lincoln Aviator of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Aviator model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Lincoln Aviator model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Aviator Model Years

Aviator Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	98	18,237	4	1.34
2021	64	15,855	5	0.81
2020	181	27,289	6	1.11
2005	63	18,884	21	0.16
2004	113	27,042	22	0.19
2003	166	27,076	23	0.27

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Lincoln Aviator is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Aviator	1
2025 Aviator	12
2024 Aviator	4
2023 Aviator	23
2022 Aviator	30
2021 Aviator	1
2020 Aviator	21
2005 Aviator	6
2004 Aviator	11
2003 Aviator	14

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