Ford Navigator

Owners filed 23 complaints across 6 model years of the Ford Navigator. The 2003 drew the most (5).

Model years6
Complaints23
Recalls4
Fires6
Deaths0

Which Ford Navigator years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Ford Navigator model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Ford Navigator model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20035
0——Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineRoutine
20021
01—Electrical SystemRoutine
20015
111Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
20004
21—Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19993
011Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › InjectorsRoutine
19985
12—Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise ControlRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.