Used Lincoln Aviator for Sale nearSanta Cruz, CA

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 $41,800, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $41,506 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 quiet cabin, and a premium feel. The all-generations owner rating is 4.7/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Aviator for its luxurious interior, comfortable ride, and strong performance, and they also value the spacious cabin and family-friendly layout. The model’s technology and upscale materials come up often as reasons shoppers like it.

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

The main trade-offs that show up in expert reviews are the cramped third row, dated-feeling tech on some used models, and handling that leans more toward comfort than agility.

34.2% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lincoln Aviator models reliable?

Owners consistently rate the Lincoln Aviator highly for comfort, luxury, and strong performance, and expert reviews repeatedly point to its smooth ride and premium cabin as standout strengths. Across the model years in the data, it comes across as a well-liked luxury SUV with broad appeal for family use.

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

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is most worth watching in the higher-mileage examples, so a careful history check and a thorough test drive matter.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 85.8% — 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 gives you the Aviator’s core luxury feel, twin-turbo V6 power, and standard safety and tech equipment.
• 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, the super-comfortable 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 color, mileage, and equipment mix. They also sit in the part of the lineup where pricing and availability often line up well for used shoppers.

What is the Lincoln Aviator's resale value?

The Aviator’s used prices are down across every model year shown here, which is good news if you’re shopping for value. The biggest drops are in the double digits, so recent-model buyers can find meaningful savings versus prior-year pricing. The smallest declines are still substantial, which suggests the newest examples are holding value a bit better than the rest.

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, 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 −11.12% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −13.29%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 35.6% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 35.1%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $48,006. The Lincoln Aviator offers a quiet, upscale cabin that makes it especially appealing if comfort and refinement matter most.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The Aviator 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 four years of 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.

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 10, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.