Worst years for a Ford E-250
Owners have filed 421 complaints about the Ford E-250 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2022. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Ford E-250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2016 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 59,830 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 40,000 | Tires |
| 2012 | C | 13 | 3 | 2 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33,492 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | C | 12 | 5 | 1 | 67,854 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 10 | 4 | 0 | 76,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3,396 | Equipment & Accessories |
| 2005 | C | 12 | 3 | 1 | 74,600 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9,400 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | D | 22 | 4 | 2 | 50,103 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | D | 18 | 3 | 2 | 39,815 | Brakes |
| 2001 | C | 18 | 1 | 3 | 120,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 21 | 4 | 2 | 43,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | F | 56 | 2 | 2 | 50,777 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 30 | 1 | 0 | 78,150 | Steering |
| 1997 | F | 31 | 0 | 5 | 81,070 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1995 | D | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | Suspension |
| 1991 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Ford E-250
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1998
Worst in 2005
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2006
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Ford E-250
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford E-250, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford E-250 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-250
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.