Ford F-450
Owners filed 120 complaints across 19 model years of the Ford F-450. The 2020 drew the most (25).
Which Ford F-450 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Ford F-450 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
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-450 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2019 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2012 | 14 | 4 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.