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2026 Lincoln Aviator Safety Rating

Midsize luxury SUVs Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Provisional record

The 2026 Lincoln Aviator is not yet ranked. IIHS has published 3 of 4 primary tests and 4 of 4 selected occupant-protection details. Missing results are shown as missing, never assumed.

Reported so far: Small overlap front Good; Moderate overlap front (updated test) Good; Side (updated test) Good.

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Safety score / 100
Awaiting 1 results
No award
IIHS award
No current award
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$58,605
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
11
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianGood
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Good
Side: Updated Test Good
Detailed results by test (48 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Acceptable
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Acceptable

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Acceptable
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
97.0
3/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
90.0
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
100.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Good
Class context (10%)
86.0
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
98.12
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

Full formula, weights, and missing-data rules β†’

NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 LINCOLN AVIATOR GAS SUV N/A AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate11 per million registered vehicle-yearsMidsize luxury SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Compared with other midsize luxury SUVs

Closest-scoring current midsize luxury SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize luxury SUVs ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2027 Tesla Model Y #1 of 23 TSP+ Good $39,990 98.6
2026 BMW X5 #13 of 23 TSP+ Acceptable $68,300 94.7
2026 Genesis Electrified GV70 #13 of 23 TSP+ Good $64,380 94.7
2026 Genesis GV70 #13 of 23 TSP+ Good $47,985 94.7

Our analysis

The 2026 Lincoln Aviator belongs to the Midsize luxury SUVs class. This class has one of the lowest driver death rates of any category, well below the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, reflecting mass, structure, and typical driver demographics. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Lincoln Aviator has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 3 IIHS rating categories reported, the Lincoln Aviator earned 3 Good ratings. Check the occupant-protection details above as well; a Good headline result can hide a weaker rear-seat subscore.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Lincoln or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Lincoln Aviator

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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Questions about the 2026 Lincoln Aviator

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