2026 Lincoln Nautilus

"Looks fantastic, very unreliable electronics"

"Writing this up while I still have my second one of these, as the first one was a lemon law buyback and now this one is showing signs of similar issues with the electronics. I've had this one now for six months and just over 4000 miles, right from the beginning there was a constant battery drain and within the first three weeks the battery had to be replaced. The first one the battery drain was the final straw confirming the buyback as it had spent six weeks at the shop with no resolution. Even after the battery was replaced, there is still a constant battery drain on it, so I went and bought a battery tender and installed it on the vehicle and now keep it plugged in all the time when parked at home. Other issues that I have had on this specific vehicle is the "on/off" indicator for the braking system auto hold will sometimes be on, sometimes off even though the auto hold is on. Both vehicles have had issues with the dashboard display, the first one would simply go blank in segments, this one just displays no information at times. The weirdest issue that this one has had is after I had it two months, whenever I put the vehicle into park the front wipers would run a cycle. Bizarre, and even the dealer did not believe it until it was shown to them. They even found that it would happen if the vehicle was in neutral and any other gear was selected, so it spent three weeks at the shop trying to figure that out. When I got it back, it seemed to be fixed, but about a week later, it occurred again, however it no longer does it all the time. Both vehicles the face recognition camera is overly sensitive and will display the warning to "watch the road" if you even dare to move your head to even look over your shoulder to change lane or glance at the map. Additionally, with how quick it will go into warning mode, if you do not immediately hit the OK button it goes to the Resume Control which activates the braking system and throws the flashers on. My first Nautilus, this almost caused a tailgater on the highway to hit me when it occurred despite my looking straight at the sensor. This one, my second this sensor the past few drives has either bypassed the watch the road and gone immediately to the resume control and activated braking, or it is not detecting my face at all and shuts off BlueCruise and lane centering entirely. An additional issue that both have had is the rear pedestrian detection when backing up, the system is only designed to active when you are already moving but in both vehicles the alert inside frequently makes no sound and the automatic emergency braking won't activate. Last thing that is an absolutely brainless design is the seat and steering wheel will move themselves into position BEFORE you even get in the vehicle when it detects your key fob. That makes getting in to the vehicle far more difficult than it should be, and the "easy exit" system does not move the seat back and down, or the steering wheel in and up. Only thing the easy exit does is move the wheel up maybe a half inch. Dumb dumb dumb design. Another less than intelligent item is these have seats that have 24 position adjustment on both driver and passenger seats, yet there is no memory setting for the passenger side so that if it gets changed by another passenger it takes forever to remember your settings without a memory. Living where I do, every morning we have heavy fog out here and Ford in its quest for profits and shareholders has been eliminating fog lights on nearly every model. Bad idea and makes driving somewhat unsafe since the headlights on this vehicle are up high. And last - there is no driver side grab handle, so when exiting the vehicle you probably will grab the steering wheel or fumble your way out trying to locate an item to grab onto. Final glitchy item is the active noise control works sometimes, then doesn't. Same road suddenly the vehicle has noticeable road noise, then it gets quiet. Only thing that saved it from my rating it one star is the aesthetic design and the Revel Ultima 28 speaker audio system."

"Quiet, Comfortable, and Slick!"

"This is an suv that knows exactly what it is! First, if you want a "fast suv" this is not your ride (get a Corvette or a 911).! However, if comfort and smoothness are your thing this is your ride! I've had ours for about 2 weeks and am just beginning to realize how complete the safety features (which include blue cruise) are and just scratching the surface of the technology that this vehicle includes. Got big kids, they will LOVE the back seat! (One of the few I can get into easily and actually have knee room). Check out that Dash! Wildly good and useful and you will find new uses for "hey google" Great interior design, comfortable seats. a great ride, outstand technology and safety features. What more can you ask for in in an upscale sport ute? P. S. Women seem to love ours.."

"What a Surprise!"

"Previous car was a 2021 Audi Q5 which I loved and was planning on buying another one. They are not yet available (mid June 2025) so started to look around. Saw that the 2025 Nautilus was Car and Drivers pick for "SUV of the year" beating all luxury similar vehicles. Took a serious look and was immediately hooked. This car is spectacular both exterior and interior wise and is loaded with many high tech features. The seat massage function actually works very well, the Rejuvenate feature is one of a kind and the seats are very comfortable. The Nautilus is quiet, smooth, drives well and is sufficiently powerful. Everyone who has sat in or driven my vehicle loves it. I have had it for almost 1000 miles without a hint of a problem. It cost about the same as a new Audi Q5 but is superior in most aspects. This car has presence!"