Ford F Series
Owners filed 302 complaints across 19 model years of the Ford F Series. The 1997 drew the most (47).
Which Ford F Series years should you avoid?
No Ford F Series year stands out. Across the 5 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 41), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
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 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 |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.