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 $42,990, and its year-round low is $42,223. That gives you a useful snapshot of where this model sits right now in the used market. Prices have a fairly tight spread around that low point, which can help you time your search.

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 that emphasizes comfort, refinement, and a premium cabin experience. 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, comfortable ride, spacious interior, and strong performance. Many also appreciate the advanced technology and upscale cabin presentation, which help it feel especially well equipped for family use.

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 road noise, automatic transmission behavior, cramped third-row space, and pricing that can climb quickly on higher-spec versions.

31.5% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lincoln Aviator models reliable?

Owners across the lineup consistently praise the Aviator for its comfort, premium feel, and strong performance. Expert feedback also points to a smooth ride and a well-appointed cabin 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 manageable if you focus on well-kept examples with clean history 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 87.3% — 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 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster
• Fuel efficiency: 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 20 mpg combined

Which Lincoln Aviator trim should I buy?

The 2026 Lincoln Aviator offers...

• Premiere: This is the entry point, and it gives you the Aviator’s core luxury feel, premium exterior design, and standard safety and tech suite at the lowest price.
• 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 version, adding curated cabin themes, upgraded leather, heated and ventilated rear seats, standard AWD, 22-inch wheels, and the 30-way power-adjustable driver’s seat.

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, which can make it easier to find the right trim, mileage, and price combination. They also tend to be the years shoppers cross-shop most often when looking for a balance of value and availability.

What is the Lincoln Aviator's resale value?

The table shows broad downward movement across every listed model year, which is good news if you're shopping used and want to benefit from softer pricing. The largest drops are in the double-digit range, while the newest years are falling by a smaller amount. That pattern suggests recent Aviator models are still adjusting in price, but they remain the most expensive examples in 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, bringing a broad suite of driver-assistance features.

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 −9.55% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −9.75%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 31.8% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 31.7%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $50,444. The Lincoln Aviator offers a quiet, upscale cabin that makes it especially appealing if you want a refined three-row 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 Aviator’s tech suite includes a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster, a 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen, the Lincoln Digital Experience, Google Assistant, and the Google Play store.
• 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 $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 2028 inventory to mature.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from August 21, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.