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2022 Lincoln Navigator El
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
20 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 16, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
The math, shown
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.
Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.
The road ahead
What breaks on a 2022 Lincoln Navigator El, plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Electrical system (8)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Electrical system
40%8 complaints · 2 in the last 2 years
“The contact owns a 2022 Lincoln Navigator. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V455000 (Fuel System Gasoline) and 26V165000 (Back Over Prev…”
Brakes
20%4 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“upon arriving home after a vacation, the NAV experienced complete brake fluid loss and no braking as a result. I investigated the brake lines and one of the lines had …”
Driver assistance
20%4 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“I was driving and didn't notice this truck ahead of me as I switched lanes. Although fault is questionable since the truck we traveling extremely slow on the highway, …”
Fuel system
15%3 complaints · 3 in the last 2 years
“The contact owns a 2022 Lincoln Navigator. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V455000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); however, the part to do the r…”
Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
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What owners say
Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.