Ford Lariat
Owners filed 19 complaints across 5 model years of the Ford Lariat. The 2001 drew the most (8); the 1998 the fewest (1).
Model years5
Complaints19
Recalls0
Fires3
Deaths0
Every Ford Lariat model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Back Up Lights | Routine | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine |
Which Ford Lariat years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › pads.
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.