FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Bronco

Owners have filed 2,163 complaints about the Ford Bronco with NHTSA across model years 1967 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Ford Bronco

496 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

1993 Ford Bronco

45 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Bronco year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 7 1 0 Electrical System
2025 C 72 8 2 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 109 9 5 6,000 Other & Unspecified
2023 D 261 8 5 10,821 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2022 D 496 10 6 31,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2021 D 303 11 3 26,750 Engine & Cooling
1999 5 0 1 105,000 Equipment & Accessories
1998 2 0 0 Airbags
1997 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1996 C 109 10 35 125,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1995 C 131 8 19 125,000 Brakes
1994 C 114 6 14 119,494 Brakes
1993 B 45 4 2 99,500 Brakes
1992 56 1 2 Brakes
1991 37 1 10 Electrical System
1990 77 5 15 140,000 Electrical System
1989 118 2 19 Electrical System
1988 68 5 24 Electrical System
1987 61 3 12 Electrical System
1986 43 5 9 Electrical System
1985 24 4 10 Electrical System
1984 11 1 6 Electrical System
1983 4 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1982 1 0 0 Tires
1981 2 0 0 Tires
1979 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1977 1 0 0 Tires
1969 1 0 0 Tires
1967 2 1 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Ford Bronco

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 307 14.2%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 279 12.9%

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 236 10.9%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 107 4.9%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 95 4.4%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 1996

Steering 57 2.6%

Worst in 2022

Tires 55 2.5%

Worst in 1993

Seats 42 1.9%

Worst in 1990

Exactly what failed on a Ford Bronco

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 59 16.6%
Body 56 15.7%
Switch 41 11.5%
Ignition 36 10.1%
Foundation Components 33 9.3%
Gasoline 31 8.7%
Front Underhood 29 8.1%
Rotor 25 7.0%
Tread/Belt 23 6.5%
Automatic Transmission 23 6.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Bronco, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 61 Aug 2026

Ford Bronco problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Ford Bronco

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.