Ford E-450
Owners filed 418 complaints across 35 model years of the Ford E-450. The 1999 drew the most (73).
Which Ford E-450 years should you avoid?
Going by 418 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford E-450 years to avoid are 1999.
- 199973 complaints, 2.1× a typical E-450 year, most often about the tires.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2021 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
Too new to judge: 2025, 2026 and 2027. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.
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-450 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027Too new | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2026Too new | 2 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2025Too new | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2021 | 27 | 6 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2006 | 20 | 12 | 5 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2005 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2004 | 27 | 6 | 3 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2003 | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2002 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 2000 | 42 | 3 | 2 | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999Avoid | 73 | 2 | 3 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Routine | |
| 1998 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1997 | 18 | 2 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.