Worst years for a Ford Bronco Sport

Owners have filed 2,031 complaints about the Ford Bronco Sport with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Ford Bronco Sport

529 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2026 Ford Bronco Sport

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Bronco Sport 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 A 10 0 0 — Other & Unspecified
2025 C 47 6 0 11,000 Engine & Cooling
2024 C 171 7 13 16,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2023 C 226 13 9 25,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2022 D 529 25 20 32,345 Fuel & Propulsion
2021 D 1,048 33 34 40,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Ford Bronco Sport

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

Electrical System 355 17.5%

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 329 16.2%

Worst in 2021

Fuel & Propulsion 300 14.8%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2021

Brakes 200 9.8%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2021

Suspension 38 1.9%

Worst in 2021

Steering 34 1.7%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2021

Airbags 24 1.2%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 24 1.2%

Worst in 2021

Seat Belts 20 1.0%

Worst in 2022

Exactly what failed on a Ford Bronco Sport

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

Automatic Emergency Braking 20 18.2%
Body 15 13.6%
Adaptive Cruise Control 13 11.8%
Warnings 13 11.8%
Windshield 10 9.1%
12V/24V/48V Battery 9 8.2%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 8 7.3%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 8 7.3%
Assist 7 6.4%
Differential Unit 7 6.4%

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2021 peak 91 Sep 2026

Ford Bronco Sport 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 Sport

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