Ford Expedition Reliability

11,538 NHTSA complaints (1991–2026). Complaint rate: 134.2 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
343.3
Complaints
11,538
Crash Rate
6.3%
Fire Rate
7.2%
Injuries
882
Fatalities
56

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

1997–2003
~902/yr complaints · 413 crashes
2017–2020
~469/yr complaints · 60 crashes
2005
~452/yr complaints · 22 crashes

Average

2004
~381/yr complaints
2006–2008
~280/yr complaints
2012
~163/yr complaints
2015–2016
~248/yr complaints

Better Years

2022–2023
~113/yr complaints
2013–2014
~103/yr complaints
2009–2011
~69/yr complaints
1996
~3/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
124 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 Expedition — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1999 (1,137)
03276549811,30819941998200120042007201020132016201920222025

Common Ford Expedition Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1,0551.3%
POWER TRAIN1,0343.2%
ENGINE8271.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL57811.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5350.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4424.3%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3970.5%
TIRES3746.4%
SERVICE BRAKES23613.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2140.9%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1994GOOD40View
1996GOOD301View
1997AVOID1,0657383View
1998AVOID1,0225480View
1999AVOID1,1376495View
2000AVOID1,13467229View
2001AVOID73949103View
2002AVOID4152587View
2003AVOID8008143View
20043815716View
2005AVOID452226View
2006395286View
200726796View
2008179313View
2009GOOD425View
2010GOOD74122View
2011GOOD9131View
2012163145View
2013GOOD11333View
2014GOOD93113View
20152271210View
20162691110View
2017AVOID456319View
2018AVOID436134View
2019AVOID53994View
2020AVOID444713View
202124675View
2022GOOD1447View
2023GOOD8177View
2024TOO NEW8910View
2025TOO NEW325View
2026TOO NEW30View

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

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