Ford Navigator
Owners filed 23 complaints across 6 model years of the Ford Navigator. The 2003 drew the most (5); the 2002 the fewest (1).
Model years6
Complaints23
Recalls4
Fires6
Deaths0
Every Ford Navigator model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors | Routine | |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Routine |
Which Ford Navigator years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.