Ford F-150
Owners filed 38,064 complaints across 38 model years of the Ford F-150. The 2013 drew the most (2,980); the 2027 the fewest (0).
Model years38
Complaints38,064
Recalls435
Fires1,928
Deaths70
Every Ford F-150 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2025 | 102 | 13 | 2 | 6 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2024 | 187 | 11 | 3 | 17 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2023 | 407 | 13 | 4 | 18 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2022 | 590 | 23 | 7 | 20 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2021 | 1,009 | 29 | 4 | 13 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2020 | 724 | 11 | 3 | 19 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2019 | 1,322 | 9 | 7 | 17 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2018 | 2,300 | 19 | 33 | 64 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 1,437 | 18 | 21 | 42 | Power Train | High concern | |
| 2016 | 2,045 | 14 | 25 | 56 | Power Train | High concern | |
| 2015 | 1,707 | 14 | 13 | 50 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2014 | 1,531 | 8 | 16 | 38 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2013 | 2,980 | 3 | 35 | 77 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 1,780 | 4 | 14 | 40 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 2,188 | 6 | 18 | 45 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2010 | 842 | 1 | 35 | 23 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2009 | 324 | 2 | 8 | 28 | Vehicle Speed Control | Above average | |
| 2008 | 369 | 1 | 12 | 39 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 488 | 7 | 13 | 40 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 585 | 14 | 18 | 58 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 1,112 | 14 | 29 | 50 | Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 2,029 | 16 | 40 | 75 | Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 423 | 11 | 37 | 43 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 821 | 10 | 95 | 51 | Engine and Engine Cooling | High concern | |
| 2001 | 1,236 | 19 | 248 | 91 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 1,074 | 17 | 343 | 81 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 1,044 | 18 | 69 | 84 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 1,381 | 18 | 91 | 83 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 2,758 | 26 | 262 | 165 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 324 | 7 | 75 | 21 | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 626 | 7 | 114 | 47 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 676 | 13 | 101 | 60 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | High concern | |
| 1993 | 586 | 13 | 21 | 22 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 470 | 9 | 39 | 20 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 304 | 6 | 41 | 12 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | High concern | |
| 1990 | 275 | 5 | 32 | 8 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices | High concern |
Which Ford F-150 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 2,980 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 3 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.