Ford Expedition Reliability
11,538 NHTSA complaints (1991–2026). Complaint rate: 134.2 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1997–2003 Ford Expedition (413 crash-related complaints). The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Ford Expedition Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1,055 | 1.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 1,034 | 3.2% |
| ENGINE | 827 | 1.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 578 | 11.8% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 535 | 0.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 442 | 4.3% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 397 | 0.5% |
| TIRES | 374 | 6.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 236 | 13.6% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 214 | 0.9% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | View 1996View→ |
| 1997AVOID | — | 1,065 | 73 | 83 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998AVOID | — | 1,022 | 54 | 80 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 1,137 | 64 | 95 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 1,134 | 67 | 229 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 739 | 49 | 103 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 415 | 25 | 87 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 800 | 81 | 43 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 381 | 57 | 16 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 452 | 22 | 6 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 395 | 28 | 6 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 267 | 9 | 6 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 179 | 31 | 3 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 42 | 5 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 74 | 12 | 2 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 91 | 3 | 1 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 163 | 14 | 5 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 113 | 3 | 3 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 93 | 11 | 3 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 227 | 12 | 10 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 269 | 11 | 10 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 456 | 31 | 9 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 436 | 13 | 4 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 539 | 9 | 4 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020AVOID | — | 444 | 7 | 13 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 246 | 7 | 5 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 144 | 7 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 81 | 7 | 7 | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 89 | 10 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 32 | 5 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Ford Expeditionaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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