Ford F-250 Reliability
11,498 NHTSA complaints (1989–2022). Complaint rate: 108.7 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 2015–2020 Ford F-250 (73 crash-related complaints). The 2009–2010 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Ford F-250 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 2,640 | 1.4% |
| SUSPENSION | 2,265 | 0.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 531 | 2.4% |
| ENGINE | 422 | 0.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 324 | 0.9% |
| WHEELS | 323 | 2.2% |
| POWER TRAIN | 299 | 2.3% |
| TIRES | 289 | 6.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 284 | 1.4% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 180 | 6.1% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989GOOD | — | 14 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1990GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1991 | — | 145 | 5 | 9 | View → |
| 1992 | — | 149 | 6 | 7 | View → |
| 1993 | — | 183 | 6 | 4 | View → |
| 1994 | — | 156 | 7 | 28 | View → |
| 1995 | — | 238 | 12 | 20 | View → |
| 1996 | — | 212 | 11 | 25 | View → |
| 1997AVOID | — | 348 | 21 | 20 | View → |
| 1998GOOD | — | 76 | 2 | 1 | View → |
| 1999AVOID | — | 702 | 61 | 17 | View → |
| 2000AVOID | — | 417 | 39 | 15 | View → |
| 2001 | — | 269 | 20 | 32 | View → |
| 2002 | — | 189 | 15 | 13 | View → |
| 2003 | — | 148 | 7 | 10 | View → |
| 2004 | — | 201 | 12 | 4 | View → |
| 2005 | — | 207 | 4 | 4 | View → |
| 2006AVOID | — | 332 | 14 | 8 | View → |
| 2007GOOD | — | 84 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2008 | — | 255 | 12 | 6 | View → |
| 2009GOOD | — | 92 | 0 | 1 | View → |
| 2010GOOD | — | 109 | 2 | 3 | View → |
| 2011AVOID | — | 384 | 8 | 6 | View → |
| 2012AVOID | — | 420 | 5 | 8 | View → |
| 2013 | — | 153 | 2 | 2 | View → |
| 2014 | — | 235 | 3 | 3 | View → |
| 2015AVOID | — | 425 | 7 | 9 | View → |
| 2016AVOID | — | 426 | 9 | 5 | View → |
| 2017AVOID | — | 1,715 | 18 | 15 | View → |
| 2018AVOID | — | 615 | 10 | 12 | View → |
| 2019AVOID | — | 1,914 | 25 | 16 | View → |
| 2020AVOID | — | 341 | 4 | 3 | View → |
| 2021 | — | 201 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2022 | — | 138 | 4 | 5 | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Ford F-250accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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