Ford F Series
Owners filed 302 complaints across 19 model years of the Ford F Series. The 1997 drew the most (47); the 2008 the fewest (1).
Model years19
Complaints302
Recalls9
Fires44
Deaths0
Every Ford F Series model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2002 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1997 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 | 5 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 | 6 | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | Routine | |
| 1993 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | Routine | |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Ford F Series years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 47 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.