Used Lincoln Aviator for Sale nearMelbourne, FL

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 $41,834, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $41,707 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 pick if you want a luxury SUV with a calm, upscale character and a comfortable cabin. The all-generations owner rating is 4.71/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Aviator for its luxurious feel, comfort, spacious interior, and powerful performance. Many also highlight the premium cabin materials and the technology features that make it feel well equipped for family use.

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

The main trade-offs that come up most often are pricing that sits on the high side, road noise, transmission behavior, and a third row that feels tight for regular adult use.

34.8% 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 cabin that feels well designed and family-friendly. Expert reviews also point to a smooth ride, premium interior materials, and strong performance as recurring strengths.

• Owners rate the Lincoln Aviator between 4.61 and 5.0 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk looks most manageable when you focus on well-kept examples with clean history reports and strong maintenance records.

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, a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster, 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: The entry trim brings the Aviator’s core luxury feel and is the starting point for the lineup.
• Reserve: This is the best-value trim, adding 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 leather, standard AWD, heated and ventilated rear seats, a 30-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, and 22-inch wheels.

What Lincoln Aviator do most buyers choose?

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

These higher-volume years tend to be the most popular used picks 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 newer features and broader availability overlap.

What is the Lincoln Aviator's resale value?

The Aviator’s used prices are moving down across every model year shown here, 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 smallest drop appears in the newest model year shown, while the steepest declines are concentrated in the older and mid-cycle years.

The 2024, 2020, and 2025 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 Aviator, bringing a broad suite of driver-assistance features and 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 −12.63% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −10.49%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 36.1% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 34.6%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $49,154. The Lincoln Aviator offers a quiet, upscale cabin that makes it especially appealing if you want a relaxed luxury-SUV experience.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The Aviator is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 that makes 383 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque, and it is EPA-rated at 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined.
• Tech: The Lincoln Digital Experience includes Google Assistant and the Google Play store, along with a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster and a 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen.
• Safety: Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Drive 2.0 includes forward-collision warning with pedestrian detection and intersection assist, automatic emergency braking, lane-keep assist, lane-centering steering, blind-spot monitors, adaptive cruise control, reverse automatic braking, a surround-view camera system, and BlueCruise hands-free highway driving.
• Starting price: The Premiere started at $58,605 including a mandatory 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.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 13, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.