FORD F-150 Problems by Year
45,017 complaints across all model years
45,017
Total Complaints
187
Total Recalls
39
Model Years
83
Reported Deaths
Years to Avoid
These years have significantly more problems than average: 2013 (3,808 complaints), 2011 (2,935 complaints), 1997 (3,285 complaints)
Best Years
These years have the fewest reported problems: 1984 (2 complaints), 1987 (2 complaints), 1989 (19 complaints)
Complaints by Model Year
Common Problems
Power Train
7,634 complaints
Engine
4,268 complaints
Electrical System
3,661 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2,732 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
2,710 complaints
All Model Years
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Crashes | Fires | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 141 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 403 | 10 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 620 | 21 | 29 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 1,034 | 26 | 18 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 747 | 10 | 29 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 1,430 | 8 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 2,523 | 17 | 101 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 1,481 | 16 | 45 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 2,260 | 13 | 67 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 1,967 | 13 | 64 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 1,828 | 7 | 56 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 3,808 | 3 | 102 | 45 | |
| 2012 | 2,408 | 4 | 54 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 2,935 | 6 | 70 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 1,126 | 1 | 33 | 46 | |
| 2009 | 397 | 1 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 455 | 0 | 48 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 622 | 0 | 51 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 737 | 1 | 71 | 21 | |
| 2005 | 1,363 | 1 | 66 | 41 | |
| 2004 | 2,429 | 2 | 99 | 53 | |
| 2003 | 519 | 1 | 57 | 43 | |
| 2002 | 963 | 1 | 63 | 115 | |
| 2001 | 1,451 | 1 | 113 | 292 | |
| 2000 | 1,270 | 1 | 102 | 385 | |
| 1999 | 1,323 | 1 | 116 | 85 | |
| 1998 | 1,624 | 1 | 96 | 107 | |
| 1997 | 3,285 | 1 | 205 | 296 | |
| 1996 | 383 | 0 | 22 | 87 | |
| 1995 | 788 | 0 | 61 | 124 | |
| 1994 | 908 | 0 | 79 | 114 | |
| 1993 | 753 | 0 | 32 | 24 | |
| 1992 | 553 | 0 | 25 | 48 | |
| 1991 | 357 | 0 | 12 | 52 | |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |