Ford F Super Duty Years to Avoid, Problems & Recalls

Which Ford F Super Duty years should you avoid?

Going by 412 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford F Super Duty years to avoid are 1999.

199993 complaints, 2.9× a typical F Super Duty year, most often about the brakes.

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 →

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2008	31	0	—	—	Steering	Routine
2005	27	0	—	1	Steering	Routine
2004	14	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2003	27	0	3	—	Engine	Routine
2002	34	0	1	2	Engine and Engine Cooling	Routine
2001	32	1	—	1	Power Train › Automatic Transmission	Routine
2000	63	3	—	4	Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System	Routine
1999Avoid	93	3	2	6	Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Fatalities reported
1998	14	0	—	—	Tires	Routine
1997	24	3	1	1	Tires	Routine
1996	8	2	1	—	Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control	Routine
1995	12	1	3	—	Suspension	Routine
1994	20	2	1	—	Suspension › Front	Routine
1993	3	3	—	—	Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components	Routine
1992	8	2	—	—	Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components	Routine
1991	1	2	—	—	Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices	Routine
1990	1	1	—	—	Electrical System › Ignition	Routine

Year

Complaints

Relative volume

Recalls

Fires

Crashes

Most reported

Status

2008

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Steering

Routine