Ford F-350
Owners filed 2,897 complaints across 25 model years of the Ford F-350. The 1999 drew the most (413).
Which Ford F-350 years should you avoid?
Going by 2,897 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford F-350 years to avoid are 1999 and 2000.
- 1999413 complaints, 3.6× a typical F-350 year, most often about the tires.
- 2000304 complaints, 2.6× a typical F-350 year, most often about the tires.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2013 and 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 F-350 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2013 | 76 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2012 | 149 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2011 | 136 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2008 | 131 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2007 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 145 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 114 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 159 | 3 | 5 | 13 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 90 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2002 | 116 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 160 | 6 | 11 | 21 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000Avoid | 304 | 5 | 9 | 36 | Tires | Above average | |
| 1999Avoid | 413 | 13 | 9 | 46 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 155 | 4 | 11 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1996 | 130 | 4 | 15 | 9 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1995 | 134 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 95 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 101 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 39 | 7 | 3 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Fatalities reported |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.