Ford Bronco
Owners filed 1,389 complaints across 16 model years of the Ford Bronco. The 2022 drew the most (375); the 1997 the fewest (1).
Model years16
Complaints1,389
Recalls129
Fires94
Deaths7
Every Ford Bronco model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 50 | 19 | 2 | 5 | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 4 | Unknown or Other | Do not drive | |
| 2023 | 222 | 18 | 3 | 6 | Visibility/Wiper | Do not drive | |
| 2022 | 375 | 23 | 2 | 6 | Visibility/Wiper | Above average | |
| 2021 | 225 | 20 | 3 | 6 | Engine | Above average | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1996 | 81 | 2 | 23 | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 94 | 2 | 18 | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 91 | 5 | 12 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 56 | 1 | 13 | 3 | Seats | Routine |
Which Ford Bronco years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2022 is the weakest year on record, with 375 complaints concentrated in the visibility/wiper. It carries 23 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.