2026 Lincoln Nautilus problems and complaints
Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Lincoln Nautilus. The most-reported areas: Unknown Or Other (5), Lane Departure (2), Electrical System (1).
Key takeaways
- 9 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | 5 | 56% |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 22% |
| Electrical System | 1 | 11% |
| Engine | 1 | 11% |
| Back Over Prevention | 1 | 11% |
| Power Train | 1 | 11% |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 11% |
| Visibility/Wiper | 1 | 11% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
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| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 LINCOLN NAUTILUS SUV N/A AWD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Electrical System,engine,back Over Prevention - filed 2026-10-05
Vehicle infotainment screen locks up/freezes constantly while operating the vehicle . This includes the back-up camera as well, making it unreliable and/or unusable. There are no warning lamps or messages, just a hard freeze that only gets resolved once vehicle is shut off and restarted. That fix is only temporary and ...
Power Train,lane Departure - filed 2026-09-15
The Lane keeping assistance has failed multiple times when the car enters an intersection and the lines on the road are broken by a gap due to a turn. To situations occurred where the car aggressively entered oncoming traffic lane and I quickly directed the car back to the correct lane. Lane keeping assistance seems t...
Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-07-11
This was the first long trip for the new Nautilus. I was using cruise control, along with adaptive cruise control, and hands free driving. A prompt came up to resume control. The road was not twisty, so it was somewhat unusual for this to happen from my experience. I put my hands on the steering wheel to resume co...
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More for the 2026 Lincoln Nautilus
Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.