Used Lincoln Navigator for Sale near North Carolina

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

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

The Lincoln Navigator's current nationwide average price is $46,651, and its lowest point over the past year was $46,651. 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 Navigator a good car?

Yes — the Lincoln Navigator is a strong choice if you want a large luxury SUV with a spacious cabin, comfortable seating, and a powerful driving character. The all-generations owner rating is 4.6/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Navigator’s roomy interior, comfort, and strong performance, and they also value its high-quality technology and smooth ride. Across the model years, the recurring themes are luxury, space, and capability, especially for families and long-distance travel.

Expert reviews rate the 2022 and 2020 models among the highest across all years.

The main tradeoffs that show up in recent expert reviews are ride quality, cramped back seats, and too few physical controls.

33.8% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lincoln Navigator models reliable?

Owners consistently praise the Navigator for its comfort, spaciousness, and strong performance, and expert reviews reinforce its upscale cabin and capable character. Across the model years, it comes across as a well-liked full-size luxury SUV that delivers the kind of space and presence many used buyers want.

• Owners rate the Lincoln Navigator between 4.8 and 5 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is best managed by checking history reports carefully and focusing on well-kept examples with clean records.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 79.2% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2020 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: BlueCruise, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, lane-centering assistance, post-collision braking, intersection assist, evasive steering assist, and Turn Signal View.
• Infotainment: Lincoln Digital Experience infotainment system with a 48-inch panoramic display and an 11.1-inch center touchscreen control center.

Which Lincoln Navigator trim should I buy?

The 2025 Lincoln Navigator offers these trims:

• Navigator Reserve: The base version brings the Navigator’s clean, architectural cabin design, the 48-inch panoramic display, and the 11.1-inch touchscreen, making it the best-value starting point for shoppers who want the core luxury and tech experience.
• Navigator Reserve Jet Appearance Package: This adds a blacked-out look with blacked-out wheels and details for buyers who want a more distinctive appearance.
• Navigator Black Label: The top trim level adds quality materials, the Sunrise Copper paint color, and the most upscale presentation in the lineup.
• Navigator Black Label Special Edition Package: This adds the blacked-out styling treatment to the Black Label, along with the special-edition visual details.

What Lincoln Navigator do most buyers choose?

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

Those higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you a strong mix of availability, newer features, and pricing that has already moved down from original levels. That makes them easier to shop and compare while still keeping the Navigator’s core luxury and space appeal.

What is the Lincoln Navigator's resale value?

The table shows broad downward movement across the lineup, which is good news if you’re shopping used because it opens up more value at lower prices. The steepest drops are concentrated in the newer model years, while the older ones show smaller changes. That pattern suggests you can often get a lot of Navigator for the money once the first few years of ownership have passed.

The 2016, 2017, and 2015 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Lincoln Navigator safe?

• 2025: 9/10
• 2023: 8/10
• 2022: 8/10
• 2021: 8/10
• 2020: 9/10
• 2018: 7/10

The 2025 Navigator includes BlueCruise, a standard hands-free driving system with driver-signaled automatic lane changes and in-lane repositioning.

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

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

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −21.21% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −15.41%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 34% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 35.3%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2023 model has the most listings at a current average price of $54,412. The Lincoln Navigator offers a spacious, comfortable cabin with strong presence and a luxury-first character that makes it especially appealing for families and long trips.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: Lincoln continues to use a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 engine in the 2025 Navigator. It makes 440 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque, bolts to a 10-speed automatic transmission, and has a towing capacity of up to 8,700 pounds with the Heavy-Duty Trailer Tow Package and 22-inch wheels.
• Tech: For 2025, the Navigator adds the company’s Lincoln Digital Experience infotainment system with a 48-inch panoramic display and an 11.1-inch center touchscreen control center.
• Safety: In the 2025 Navigator, Lincoln uses BlueCruise 1.4, the latest version with driver-signaled automatic lane changes and in-lane repositioning to give large trucks traveling in an adjacent lane a little more room.
• Starting price: With a base price of more than $100,000 including the destination charge, the 2025 Lincoln Navigator sits at the top end of the segment.

If you're buying used today, the 2023 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 Navigator compare to the 2022 Cadillac Escalade?

Expert Pros & Cons (per CarGurus review team)

2022 Lincoln Navigator:

• Pros: Powerful engine, Comfortable, Impressive technology.
• Cons: Audi-style grille, Interior chrome is too much, Voice recognition needs fine-tuning.

2022 Cadillac Escalade:

• Pros: Multiple powertrain options, Impressive technology, Easy-to-use technology.
• Cons: Poor ride quality, Poor fuel economy, Interior materials feel cheap.

Our experts score the 2022 Lincoln Navigator 8.2/10 and the 2022 Cadillac Escalade 7.3/10. The Navigator looks like the stronger pick if you want a more comfortable cabin and a powerful engine, while the Escalade counters with multiple powertrain options and easier-to-use technology. The Navigator also has the lower average used price and a slightly better good-and-great deal share, which can make it the more appealing value.

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.