Ford Flex
Owners filed 1,946 complaints across 11 model years of the Ford Flex. The 2013 drew the most (580).
Which Ford Flex years should you avoid?
Going by 1,946 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford Flex years to avoid are 2013.
- 2013580 complaints, 4.2× a typical Flex year, most often about the electrical system.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2017 and 2016 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
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 Flex model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 260 | 4 | — | 4 | Back Over Prevention | Above average | |
| 2018 | 69 | 3 | — | 7 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 42 | 4 | — | 2 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2016 | 102 | 3 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2015 | 116 | 4 | 2 | — | Back Over Prevention | Routine | |
| 2014 | 249 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2013Avoid | 580 | 6 | 1 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2012 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2011 | 144 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 139 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Engine | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.