Ford E-250
Owners filed 310 complaints across 29 model years of the Ford E-250. The 1999 drew the most (31).
Which Ford E-250 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Ford E-250 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Ford E-250 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 6 | 18 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 19 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2008 | 6 | 22 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 6 | 27 | 1 | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2006 | 12 | 31 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 8 | 18 | — | 1 | Interior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2003 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 2001 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2000 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 1997 | 24 | 4 | 4 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 1996 | 20 | 3 | — | 2 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1995 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm | Routine | |
| 1993 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Air › Antilock | Routine | |
| 1992 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1991 | 8 | 1 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.