Ford F-350 SD
Owners filed 3,651 complaints across 34 model years of the Ford F-350 SD. The 2017 drew the most (575).
Which Ford F-350 SD years should you avoid?
Going by 3,651 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford F-350 SD years to avoid are 2017, 2019 and 2005.
- 2017575 complaints, 4.4× a typical F-350 SD year, most often about the steering.
- 2019467 complaints, 3.6× a typical F-350 SD year, most often about the steering.
- 20052.1× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (8 fires, 8 crashes, 1 death).
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2012 and 2011 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. 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 F-350 SD model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Too new | 8 | 7 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025Too new | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 41 | 15 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2022 | 114 | 17 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2021 | 98 | 15 | 4 | 1 | Fuel System, Diesel | Do not drive | |
| 2020 | 189 | 16 | 3 | 7 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019Avoid | 467 | 12 | 6 | 9 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2018 | 205 | 10 | 5 | 1 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2017Avoid | 575 | 14 | 6 | 7 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2016 | 209 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Suspension | Above average | |
| 2015 | 208 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 29 | 10 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2011 | 43 | 8 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2009 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2008 | 101 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005Avoid | 217 | 4 | 8 | 8 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 130 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 2003 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2002 | 124 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2001 | 158 | 3 | 12 | 9 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2000 | 157 | 3 | 7 | 8 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 1999 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.