Ford Edge Reliability

17,439 NHTSA complaints (2004–2024). Complaint rate: 131.6 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
175.4
Complaints
17,439
Crash Rate
2.4%
Fire Rate
0.6%
Injuries
387
Fatalities
3

Ford Edge Generations

Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.

GenerationYearsComplaints
Gen 12007–201411,497
20071,239View
20081,460View
2009307View
2010777View
20112,529View
20121,471View
20133,205View
2014509View
Gen 22015–20245,937

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2011–2013 Ford Edge (109 crash-related complaints). The 2020–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Avoid These Years

2011–2013
~2,402/yr complaints · 109 crashes
2017
~1,545/yr complaints · 35 crashes
2008
~1,460/yr complaints · 53 crashes

Average

2007
~1,239/yr complaints
2010
~777/yr complaints
2015–2016
~986/yr complaints
2018–2019
~863/yr complaints

Better Years

2020–2023
~163/yr complaints
2014
~509/yr complaints
2009
~307/yr complaints
2004
~5/yr complaints

Too New

2024
44 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Ford Edge — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2013 (3,205)
09211,8432,7643,6862004200820102012201420162018202020222024

Common Ford Edge Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2,5370.5%
ENGINE2,3600.6%
POWER TRAIN1,8541.8%
SERVICE BRAKES1,7663.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1,4732.0%
AIR BAGS1,2937.8%
STRUCTURE:BODY6582.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING6510.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6110.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM5391.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2004GOOD50View
2007Gen 11,2392232View
2008AVOIDGen 11,4605322View
2009GOODGen 1307105View
2010Gen 1777364View
2011AVOIDGen 12,529286View
2012AVOIDGen 11,471386View
2013AVOIDGen 13,2054310View
2014GOODGen 150924View
2015Gen 2922222View
2016Gen 21,050257View
2017AVOIDGen 21,545351View
2018Gen 2889254View
2019Gen 2837131View
2020GOODGen 2371213View
2021GOODGen 212843View
2022GOODGen 212810View
2023GOODGen 2232View
2024TOO NEWGen 2445View

See also: Ford Edgeaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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