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Ford Problem Records

Every Ford model with a public problem record: owner complaints, recall campaigns, and defect investigations by model year, joined from NHTSA's files. 463 model years and 271,761 distinct complaints are on file.

F-15038,679 complaints - 38 model years Explorer34,518 complaints - 33 model years Escape27,429 complaints - 23 model years Fusion22,429 complaints - 15 model years Focus22,081 complaints - 19 model years Taurus17,816 complaints - 28 model years Windstar14,077 complaints - 9 model years Edge14,032 complaints - 16 model years Expedition8,876 complaints - 21 model years Mustang8,661 complaints - 30 model years Ranger7,977 complaints - 25 model years F-250 SD6,144 complaints - 18 model years F-2504,136 complaints - 21 model years Freestyle3,652 complaints - 3 model years Escort3,567 complaints - 12 model years F-350 SD3,253 complaints - 16 model years Contour3,134 complaints - 6 model years Fiesta3,059 complaints - 7 model years Freestar2,467 complaints - 3 model years F-3502,347 complaints - 14 model years Crown Victoria2,331 complaints - 11 model years Aerostar2,178 complaints - 10 model years Thunderbird1,946 complaints - 9 model years Ecosport1,848 complaints - 4 model years Flex1,769 complaints - 8 model years Escape Hybrid1,529 complaints - 7 model years Bronco Sport1,360 complaints - 4 model years Five Hundred1,073 complaints - 3 model years Tempo1,057 complaints - 7 model years Excursion976 complaints - 4 model years Probe871 complaints - 4 model years Bronco844 complaints - 3 model years Maverick Hybrid841 complaints - 3 model years Fusion Hybrid767 complaints - 3 model years Mustang Mach E618 complaints - 3 model years F-150 Hybrid480 complaints - 2 model years Explorer Sport442 complaints - 3 model years Explorer Sport Trac411 complaints - 3 model years Transit349 complaints - 2 model years Mustang GT314 complaints - 2 model years Transit Connect232 complaints - 2 model years E-150223 complaints - 2 model years C-MAX186 complaints - 1 model years Taurus X153 complaints - 1 model years Maverick150 complaints - 1 model years Econoline124 complaints - 1 model years Fusion Energi122 complaints - 1 model years Redundant C-MAX Hybrid120 complaints - 1 model years F-150 Lightning BEV113 complaints - 1 model years

How to Read These Counts: complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not failure rates. Older and higher-volume vehicles accumulate more reports, and counts are not adjusted for vehicles sold - no per-sales rate or reliability ranking is shown, because the public data does not support one.

Data as of October 30, 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, recalls, and investigations files (U.S. Government public domain). DefectRecord is not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer. For your specific vehicle, use NHTSA's VIN lookup. Report an error.