New Lincoln Aviator for Sale nearWilmington, 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 $41,878, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $41,878 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 that emphasizes comfort, a quiet cabin, and a premium feel. 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. Reviewers also repeatedly highlight the upscale cabin materials and the technology features that make it feel well equipped.

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 cramped third-row space, road noise or transmission behavior on some years, and pricing that can feel high for the segment.

33.3% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lincoln Aviator models reliable?

Owners consistently describe the Aviator as comfortable, luxurious, and strong on performance, with premium interior materials and a family-friendly cabin. Expert reviews also reinforce its smooth ride and upscale character.

• 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 87.5% — 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 smartphone projection support
• 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: This is the entry point and gives you the Aviator’s core luxury feel, plus the twin-turbo V6, smooth 10-speed automatic, and standard safety suite. It suits you if you want the most accessible way into the model.
• Reserve: This is the best-value trim because it adds 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, 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 2021.

Those higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you more inventory to compare and more chances to find the right price and condition. 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 table shows broad downward movement across every listed model year, which is good news if you’re shopping used. The declines are all double-digit, so you’re seeing meaningful price relief rather than small adjustments. The smallest drops are on the newest model years, while older years also show substantial year-over-year softening.

The 2024, 2025, 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, bringing a broad suite of driver-assistance features including adaptive cruise control, lane-centering steering, blind-spot monitors, 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 −10.64% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −10.47%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 31.7% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 31.2%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $49,603. The Lincoln Aviator offers a quiet, upscale cabin that gives it a distinctly premium feel.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: Every 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 latest model brings a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster, a 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen, the Lincoln Digital Experience, and a 5.8-inch second-row touchscreen.
• Safety: The latest model adds Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Drive 2.0 with 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 September 15, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.