Lincoln

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is tightening its crash-test requirements for its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, resulting in fewer winners for 2025.

Read on to see which vehicles and brands rose to the top of J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study in terms of reliability.

Ford is recalling more than 240,000 examples of its Explorer SUV, as well as Aviator SUVs from its Lincoln luxury arm, due to improperly secured seat belt anchor bolts.

The auto-industry analysts at J.D. Power say vehicles built during the COVID-19 pandemic are more problematic than those manufactured any year since 2009.

Ford’s latest recall involves its Expedition SUV and F-Series Super Duty trucks, as well as the Lincoln Corsair SUV, over an issue with the backup camera.

At the lower end of its price range, the 2025 Lincoln Aviator is a competitive and luxurious three-row SUV, but the high-end Black Label version doesn’t offer the goods to warrant its nearly six-figure price tag.

The Nautilus remains mostly unchanged for 2025, with the most significant change being that BlueCruise with four years of service is now standard on the Premiere trim.

New for 2025, the Jet Appearance Package is now available across all trims, adding black and body-color exterior accents and 20-inch wheels.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Lincoln Aviator.

Ford is recalling more than 47,800 examples of its luxury arm Lincoln’s Nautilus SUV over an issue with the vehicles’ power windows.