Ford Edge

Owners filed 14,115 complaints across 19 model years of the Ford Edge. The 2013 drew the most (2,447).

Model years19
Complaints14,115
Recalls92
Fires74
Deaths2

Which Ford Edge years should you avoid?

Going by 14,115 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford Edge years to avoid are 2013, 2011 and 2010.

  • 20132,447 complaints, 3.2× a typical Edge year, most often about the electrical system.
  • 20111,803 complaints, 2.3× a typical Edge year, most often about the electrical system.
  • 20102.0× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (3 fires, 28 crashes, 1 death).

Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2014 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.

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 Edge model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
202444
2—5Unknown or OtherRoutine
202323
4—1Electrical SystemRoutine
2022134
5—9Power TrainRoutine
2021114
714Power TrainRoutine
2020328
4112Power TrainAbove average
2019774
317Power TrainAbove average
2018850
7317EngineAbove average
20171,377
8126EngineAbove average
2016926
7317EngineAbove average
2015731
7318EngineAbove average
2014384
3—14Unknown or OtherAbove average
2013Avoid2,447
2733Electrical SystemFatalities reported
20121,134
3526Electrical SystemAbove average
2011Avoid1,803
3423Electrical SystemAbove average
2010Avoid673
7328Air BagsDo not drive
2009261
756Air BagsDo not drive
20081,120
71539Air BagsDo not drive
2007989
62216Air BagsDo not drive
20043
0——Air BagsRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.