Ford F-250 Sd
Owners filed 6,514 complaints across 36 model years of the Ford F-250 Sd. The 2019 drew the most (1,164); the 1998 the fewest (1).
Model years36
Complaints6,514
Recalls175
Fires184
Deaths10
Every Ford F-250 Sd model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 121 | 17 | 4 | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2021 | 163 | 13 | — | 3 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2020 | 263 | 15 | 3 | 2 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2019 | 1,164 | 12 | 11 | 16 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2018 | 397 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2017 | 1,155 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2016 | 288 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2015 | 296 | 3 | 6 | 8 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2014 | 26 | 1 | — | 3 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2013 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 57 | 1 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2011 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 32 | 1 | — | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 141 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2007 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 274 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2005 | 295 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Suspension › Front | Above average | |
| 2004 | 254 | 4 | 12 | 13 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Above average | |
| 2003 | 178 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2002 | 245 | 5 | 18 | 12 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 288 | 4 | 19 | 10 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 233 | 4 | 25 | 15 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 249 | 5 | 13 | 15 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Above average | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Steering › Linkages | Routine | |
| 1997 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine |
Which Ford F-250 Sd years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2019 is the weakest year on record, with 1,164 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 12 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.