Used Lincoln Aviator for Sale nearNew Bern, NC

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 $41,748, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $41,538 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 that emphasizes comfort, a premium cabin, and a relaxed driving character. 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, and spacious interior, and they also value its powerful performance and advanced technology. Across the model years, the cabin quality and family-friendly layout come through as recurring strengths.

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

The main trade-offs center on pricing, road noise, transmission behavior, and third-row comfort.

34.5% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lincoln Aviator models reliable?

Owners consistently praise the Lincoln Aviator for its comfort, luxurious feel, and powerful performance. Expert reviews also point to a smooth ride, a premium cabin, and strong technology 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 pay close attention to maintenance history, feature operation, and overall condition, since the Aviator’s premium equipment can make upkeep more important for used buyers.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 85.9% — 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 twin-turbo V6, smooth 10-speed automatic, and premium-feeling cabin, making it the starting point if you want the model’s core comfort and power.
• 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 top trim adds the most luxurious cabin treatment, 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.

These higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you more inventory to compare, which can make it easier to find the right price, mileage, and equipment mix. They also often sit in the sweet spot between newer features and lower used-car pricing.

What is the Lincoln Aviator's resale value?

The Aviator’s used prices are 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. Newer model years are still priced higher in absolute terms, but the year-over-year drops remain substantial across the lineup.

The 2025, 2024, 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 2026 Aviator.

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 −10.84% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −12.07%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 33.6% 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 $48,337. The Lincoln Aviator offers a quiet, upscale cabin that makes it especially appealing if you want a relaxed three-row luxury SUV.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The latest model uses a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 that makes 383 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque, with a smooth 10-speed automatic transmission and EPA-rated fuel economy of 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined.
• Tech: The latest model includes a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster, a 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen, and a 5.8-inch second-row touchscreen.
• Safety: The latest model 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 four years of BlueCruise hands-free highway driving.
• Starting price: The latest model’s Premiere trim started at $58,605 including destination.

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 November 3, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.