Used Lincoln Aviator for Sale nearElmira, NY

How much does the Lincoln Aviator cost in today's market?

Used Lincoln Aviator prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Lincoln Aviator's current nationwide average price is $41,637, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $41,604 over the past year. Recently, prices have come down for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Lincoln Aviator a good car?

Yes — the Lincoln Aviator is a strong choice if you want a luxury SUV with a calm, upscale character and a comfortable cabin. The all-generations owner rating is 4.7/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Aviator for its luxurious feel, comfort, spacious interior, and powerful performance. The cabin and technology also come up often as highlights, especially for shoppers who want a family-friendly SUV with a premium atmosphere.

Expert reviews rate the 2020 and 2025 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs that show up in expert feedback are the cramped third row, road noise, and transmission behavior, along with pricing that sits on the high side for the segment.

33.2% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lincoln Aviator models reliable?

Owners consistently describe the Aviator as comfortable, luxurious, and powerful, with a well-designed cabin that feels especially appealing for families. Expert feedback also points to a smooth ride and a premium interior as recurring strengths.

• Owners rate the Lincoln Aviator between 4.6 and 5 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For long-term ownership, you should expect a premium SUV experience with some higher-cost upkeep considerations typical of a luxury model.

What should I look for when buying a used Lincoln Aviator?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 86.7% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Drive 2.0
• Infotainment: Lincoln Digital Experience with a 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen and a 5.8-inch second-row touchscreen
• Fuel efficiency: 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined

Which Lincoln Aviator trim should I buy?

The 2026 Lincoln Aviator offers these trims:

• Premiere: This is the entry point, and it gives you the Aviator’s premium feel at the lowest price. It suits buyers who want the model’s core comfort and luxury character without moving up the lineup.
• Reserve: This is the best-value trim. It adds real leather upholstery, LED fog lights, ambient lighting, quad-zone automatic climate control, a power tilt/telescoping steering column, a head-up display, a Revel 14-speaker audio system, a wireless phone charger, and larger 21-inch wheels.
• Black Label: This is the plushest Aviator, with curated cabin themes, upgraded materials, a 30-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated and ventilated rear seats, standard AWD, and 22-inch wheels.

What Lincoln Aviator do most buyers choose?

The Lincoln Aviator years with the most listings are 2024, 2022, and 2023.

Those higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you more inventory to compare and more chances to find the right price, mileage, and equipment mix. They also sit in the sweet spot where used shoppers can balance value and selection.

What is the Lincoln Aviator's resale value?

The Aviator’s used prices are moving down across every model year shown, which is good news if you’re shopping for value. The declines are all double-digit, so you can expect meaningful savings versus a year ago. The newer model years are still commanding higher prices, but they are also seeing some of the largest dollar drops.

The 2024, 2025, and 2020 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Lincoln Aviator safe?

• 2026: 9/10
• 2025: 9/10
• 2023: 8/10
• 2021: 9/10
• 2020: 9/10

Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Drive 2.0 is standard on the latest model year and brings a broad suite of driver-assistance features, including BlueCruise hands-free highway driving.

For the safest used buy, the 2020, 2021, 2025 and 2026 models all post the highest confirmed score of 9/10.

Should I buy a used Lincoln Aviator now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −11.66% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −11.16%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 33% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 33.9%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $48,730. The Lincoln Aviator offers a quiet, upscale cabin with a smooth, comfort-first character that makes it feel especially premium in daily driving.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The Aviator is EPA-rated at 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined.
• Tech: The screens are home to the Lincoln Digital Experience, which includes access to apps such as Google Assistant and the Google Play store, plus a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster and a large 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen.
• Safety: Lincoln makes all of its safety features standard, most as part of its Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Drive 2.0 system, including forward-collision warning with pedestrian detection and intersection assist, automatic emergency braking, lane-keep assist, lane-centering steering, high-beam assist, front and rear parking sensors, blind-spot monitors, adaptive cruise control, reverse automatic braking, a driver-attention monitor, a surround-view camera system, and four years of the BlueCruise hands-free highway driving system.
• Starting price: The Premiere started at $58,605 including a mandatory $1,695 destination fee.

If you're buying used today, the 2024 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2022 Lincoln Aviator compare to the 2022 Ford Explorer?

Read our full side-by-side expert comparison here.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 27, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.