Ford F-250 Sd Reliability
3,636 NHTSA complaints (1991–2026). Complaint rate: 8782.6 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 1999–2008 Ford F-250 Sd (112 crash-related complaints). The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Ford F-250 Sd Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 444 | 2.7% |
| SUSPENSION | 278 | 2.2% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 218 | 1.8% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 198 | 0.5% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 191 | 0.5% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 191 | 1.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 163 | 1.8% |
| ENGINE | 137 | 3.6% |
| TIRES | 122 | 10.7% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 86 | 1.2% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 1992View→ |
| 1993GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | View 1993View→ |
| 1994GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 12 | 0 | 6 | View 1995View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 11 | 0 | 2 | View 1996View→ |
| 1997 | — | 52 | 1 | 8 | View 1997View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 304 | 21 | 16 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 277 | 19 | 28 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 331 | 12 | 26 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 282 | 13 | 21 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 229 | 6 | 14 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 345 | 17 | 14 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 381 | 9 | 7 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 353 | 5 | 4 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 85 | 2 | 1 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 175 | 8 | 4 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 33 | 1 | 1 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 48 | 2 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011AVOID | — | 189 | 8 | 3 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 97 | 3 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 32 | 2 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 37 | 3 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 31 | 1 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 15 | 0 | 2 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 119 | 0 | 8 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 23 | 3 | 3 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 74 | 3 | 4 | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 47 | 3 | 1 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 16 | 3 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | View 2026View→ |
See also: Ford F-250 Sdaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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