Where each one leads
Ford Expedition
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Ford Expedition uses 13.3 l/100 km, the 2026 Lincoln Navigator 13.6.
Lincoln Navigator
- Against cars of the same year, the Lincoln Navigator comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 29% less often than average) than the Ford Expedition (fails 24% less often than average).
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Expedition | Lincoln Navigator | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1991–2027 | 1991–2027 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Expedition | Lincoln Navigator | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| … against cars of the same year | −24% | −29% |
| US owner complaints | 9,387 | 1,357 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1999 (946) | 1998 (192) |
| US recall campaigns | 77 | 68 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,271 | 2,800 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 48 | 26 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ford Expedition | Lincoln Navigator | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Expedition | Lincoln Navigator | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.3 l/100 km (2026) | 13.6 l/100 km (2026) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).