2023 Lincoln Aviator Safety and Reliability

The NHTSA's 2023 Lincoln Aviator safety review saw the SUV achieve an overall rating of five stars. It only scored four stars on the rollover test. The IIHS gave the 2022 Lincoln Aviator a Top Safety Pick Award and maximum Good ratings in every crashworthiness test. The 2023 model achieved the same crash-test results and should be in line for a 2023 Top Safety Pick too.

All Aviator range models are equipped with eight airbags (including knee airbags for both front occupants), a rearview camera, pre-collision assist with auto emergency braking, forward-collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, pedestrian detection, rain-sensing wipers, automatic LED headlights with auto high beams, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, parking sensors front and rear, and cross-traffic alert. Reserve and Grand Touring models add a surround-view camera and lane-keep assistance, while the top-spec model gains adaptive cruise control, traffic jam assist, speed and traffic-sign recognition, and a head-up display.

The 2023 Lincoln Aviator SUV scores a consistent 80 out of a possible 100 points according to J.D. Power, and its specific reliability score is a good 81/100, the same as last year and vastly better than the 2021 model's 70. A total of four recalls were issued for the 2022 model, for a malfunctioning seatbelt-warning system, structurally deficient engine rails, and a detaching fuel-filler tube and headrests. The 2022 hybrid was recalled once for an inlet charge-port harness that may loosen. At the time of writing, the only 2023 recall was for the 2022 seatbelt-warning system, which carries over to the new year.

The new Lincoln Aviator comes with a four-year/50,000-mile warranty and a six-year/70,000-mile powertrain warranty. Hybrid models get a Hybrid Unique Component warranty for eight-years/100,000-miles.