Ford F-250 Sd Reliability

3,636 NHTSA complaints (1991–2026). Complaint rate: 8782.6 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
16724.6
Complaints
3,636
Crash Rate
4.0%
Fire Rate
4.9%
Injuries
131
Fatalities
13

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

1999–2008
~276/yr complaints · 112 crashes
2011–2012
~143/yr complaints · 11 crashes
2017
~119/yr complaints

Average

1997
~52/yr complaints
2009–2010
~41/yr complaints
2013–2014
~35/yr complaints
2023
~74/yr complaints

Better Years

2022
~5/yr complaints
2018–2020
~13/yr complaints
2015–2016
~23/yr complaints
1992–1996
~6/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
68 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-250 Sd — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2005 (381)
011021932943819921995199920022005200820112014201720202024

Common Ford F-250 Sd Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
STEERING4442.7%
SUSPENSION2782.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2181.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1980.5%
SUSPENSION:FRONT1910.5%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL1911.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1631.8%
ENGINE1373.6%
TIRES12210.7%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION861.2%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1992GOOD31View
1993GOOD401View
1994GOOD201View
1995GOOD1206View
1996GOOD1102View
19975218View
1999AVOID3042116View
2000AVOID2771928View
2001AVOID3311226View
2002AVOID2821321View
2003AVOID229614View
2004AVOID3451714View
2005AVOID38197View
2006AVOID35354View
2007AVOID8521View
2008AVOID17584View
20093311View
2010482View
2011AVOID18983View
2012AVOID973View
2013322View
2014373View
2015GOOD311View
2016GOOD1502View
2017AVOID11908View
2018GOOD2333View
2019GOOD130View
2020GOOD40View
2022GOOD50View
20237434View
2024TOO NEW4731View
2025TOO NEW163View
2026TOO NEW503View

See also: Ford F-250 Sdaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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