Worst years for a Ford E-150
Owners have filed 1,311 complaints about the Ford E-150 with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2021. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
1999 Ford E-150115 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Every Ford E-150 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2016 | B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5,450 | Brakes |
| 2015 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11,426 | Brakes |
| 2013 | C | 29 | 4 | 0 | 75,550 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | C | 19 | 3 | 0 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 30 | 1 | 0 | 37,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42,500 | Tires |
| 2009 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 71,292 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | B | 22 | 0 | 1 | 46,856 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 24 | 3 | 0 | 52,879 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 36 | 2 | 0 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2003 | D | 31 | 9 | 1 | 15,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 37 | 1 | 4 | 81,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | C | 52 | 1 | 2 | 67,950 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 61 | 2 | 3 | 100,203 | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 115 | 15 | 2 | 99,200 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1998 | D | 81 | 4 | 1 | 89,146 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 122 | 4 | 4 | 103,850 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | D | 81 | 11 | 9 | 120,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | D | 104 | 4 | 8 | 95,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 180 | 2 | 14 | 120,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | D | 95 | 10 | 6 | 143,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 86 | 3 | 13 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 20 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Ford E-150
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Ford E-150
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford E-150, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford E-150 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 E-150
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.