Ford F-150 Reliability

46,216 NHTSA complaints (1984–2025). Complaint rate: 92.2 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
174.8
Complaints
46,216
Crash Rate
4.6%
Fire Rate
4.9%
Injuries
1,949
Fatalities
83

Ford F-150 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 11948–19520
Gen 21953–19560
Gen 31957–19600
Gen 41961–19660
Gen 51967–19720
Gen 61973–19790
Gen 71980–19862
Gen 81987–1991403
Gen 91992–19976,670
Gen 101997–200412,866
19973,285View→
19981,624View→
19991,323View→
20001,270View→
20011,451View→
2002964View→
2003520View→
20042,429View→
Gen 112004–20085,610
Gen 122009–201412,620
Gen 132015–202011,042
Gen 142021–present2,717

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 2011–2019 Ford F-150 (597 crash-related complaints). The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.

Avoid These Years

2011–2019
~2,370/yr complaints · 597 crashes
1997–1998
~2,455/yr complaints · 301 crashes
2004
~2,429/yr complaints · 99 crashes
2001
~1,451/yr complaints · 113 crashes

Average

1993–1995
~816/yr complaints
1999–2000
~1,297/yr complaints
2002
~964/yr complaints
2005–2007
~909/yr complaints

Better Years

2023
~516/yr complaints
2008–2009
~426/yr complaints
2003
~520/yr complaints
1996
~383/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2025
328 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 F-150 — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2013 (3,859)
01,1092,2193,3284,4381984199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023

Common Ford F-150 Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
POWER TRAIN7,0181.7%
ENGINE4,3641.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2,8421.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2,3163.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2,1107.5%
SERVICE BRAKES2,0018.0%
STEERING1,7513.3%
STRUCTURE:BODY1,1963.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1,1430.3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1,0680.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1984GOODGen 721—View→
1987GOODGen 820—View→
1989GOODGen 8190—View→
1990GOODGen 82502View→
1991GOODGen 83571252View→
1992GOODGen 95532548View→
1993Gen 97533224View→
1994Gen 990879114View→
1995Gen 978861124View→
1996GOODGen 93832287View→
1997AVOIDGen 93,285205296View→
1998AVOIDGen 101,62496107View→
1999Gen 101,32311685View→
2000Gen 101,270102385View→
2001AVOIDGen 101,451113292View→
2002Gen 1096463115View→
2003GOODGen 105205744View→
2004AVOIDGen 102,4299953View→
2005Gen 111,3636641View→
2006Gen 117407221View→
2007Gen 116235116View→
2008GOODGen 114554815View→
2009GOODGen 12397348View→
2010Gen 121,1333346View→
2011AVOIDGen 122,9437027View→
2012AVOIDGen 122,4245721View→
2013AVOIDGen 123,85910245View→
2014AVOIDGen 121,8645626View→
2015AVOIDGen 132,0556424View→
2016AVOIDGen 132,3856736View→
2017AVOIDGen 131,6154722View→
2018AVOIDGen 132,64010451View→
2019AVOIDGen 131,5453011View→
2020Gen 13802305View→
2021Gen 141,160197View→
2022Gen 147132912View→
2023GOODGen 14516288View→
2024TOO NEWGen 14204281View→
2025TOO NEWGen 1412492View→

See also: Ford F-150accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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