Ford F-450 SD
Owners filed 465 complaints across 36 model years of the Ford F-450 SD. The 2008 drew the most (68).
Which Ford F-450 SD years should you avoid?
No Ford F-450 SD year stands out. Across the 6 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 42), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
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-450 SD model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Too new | 3 | 5 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2025Too new | 2 | 5 | — | — | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2022 | 24 | 14 | 3 | — | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 8 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2008 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2007 | 16 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2006 | 35 | 2 | — | 2 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2005 | 40 | 5 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2004 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2003 | 16 | 6 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2002 | 14 | 6 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2001 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2000 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Tires › Valve | Routine | |
| 1999 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 7 | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1997 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1993 | 5 | 4 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.