Ford F-550 SD
Owners filed 466 complaints across 34 model years of the Ford F-550 SD. The 2000 drew the most (72).
Which Ford F-550 SD years should you avoid?
No Ford F-550 SD year stands out. Across the 8 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 39), 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-550 SD model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Too new | 1 | 4 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2025Too new | 1 | 4 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Do not drive | |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2021 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Do not drive | |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 9 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2008 | 26 | 4 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2006 | 44 | 2 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 32 | 5 | — | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2004 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2003 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2002 | 22 | 5 | 3 | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2001 | 29 | 7 | 3 | — | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2000 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Tires › Valve | Routine | |
| 1999 | 61 | 9 | 3 | — | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.