2025 Lincoln Nautilus problems and recalls

Owners have filed 21 complaints on the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, and NHTSA has issued 6 recalls. The most cited component is the Lane Departure (6 complaints).

21
Complaints
6
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
60.3
Severity index

Severity index 60.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 60.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Lane DepartureLane Departure: 6 complaints (28.6%)6 29%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (23.8%)5 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (19.0%)4 19%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (14.3%)3 14%VisibilityVisibility: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
LANE DEPARTURE628.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE523.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER419.0%
SERVICE BRAKES314.3%
VISIBILITY29.5%
BACK OVER PREVENTION29.5%
VISIBILITY/WIPER29.5%
STEERING29.5%

Complaints filed per year

09182025: 32026: 18 (partial year)252618
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20253
2026 (year to date)18

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V95300020/12/2024VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLSFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, and the window reversal distance does not meet the minimum requirement. As such, these vehicles fail
25V34300023/05/2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2025 Lincoln Corsair, Maverick, and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat wh
25V51900008/08/2025EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang Mach E, and Mustang vehicles. The LED Driver Modules may contain a burnt diode, which can cause the low-beam and high-beam headlights, daytime running lights, front position lights, and front turn signa
25V51800008/08/2025VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLSFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles that were repaired incorrectly under recall 24V953. The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requ
26V12200003/03/2026ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger, Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang, Maverick, Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Bronco Sport, and Bronco vehicles. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of drive power.
26V16500019/03/2026BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWAREFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Lincoln Navigator, 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer vehicles. The Image Processing Module A (IPMA) may experience multiple unexpected resets, resulting in loss of the rearview camera image and a

Other Lincoln Nautilus model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 6 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-11. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.