Ford E-250
Owners filed 306 complaints across 29 model years of the Ford E-250. The 1999 drew the most (31); the 2023 the fewest (0).
Model years29
Complaints306
Recalls231
Fires21
Deaths1
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 | 10 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 6 | 17 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 18 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2008 | 6 | 21 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 6 | 26 | 1 | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2006 | 11 | 30 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 8 | 18 | — | 1 | Interior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2003 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 2001 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2000 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 1997 | 24 | 3 | 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 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine |
Which Ford E-250 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 31 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 5 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.