Worst years for a Ford E-350
Owners have filed 1,361 complaints about the Ford E-350 with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2025. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Ford E-350 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2024 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8,650 | Steering |
| 2021 | C | 30 | 1 | 0 | 13,667 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | C | 17 | 1 | 1 | 21,016 | Steering |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | B | 23 | 0 | 1 | 12,000 | Steering |
| 2013 | C | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6,000 | Suspension |
| 2012 | A | 22 | 0 | 1 | 66,668 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | C | 19 | 4 | 0 | 67,000 | Tires |
| 2010 | B | 21 | 1 | 0 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 56 | 3 | 0 | 50,000 | Steering |
| 2007 | C | 23 | 2 | 1 | 67,628 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | F | 76 | 10 | 3 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | D | 80 | 2 | 3 | 39,950 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | F | 70 | 2 | 1 | 34,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | D | 59 | 4 | 5 | 85,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | C | 61 | 2 | 1 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 59 | 0 | 5 | 89,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 63 | 3 | 4 | 100,566 | Tires |
| 1999 | D | 77 | 6 | 5 | 80,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | C | 70 | 3 | 1 | 119,230 | Tires |
| 1997 | F | 96 | 5 | 6 | 70,000 | Tires |
| 1996 | C | 59 | 0 | 1 | 38,934 | Brakes |
| 1995 | D | 93 | 8 | 3 | 80,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 60 | 3 | 5 | 230,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 53 | 3 | 8 | 187,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 51 | 0 | 5 | 34,000 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 22 | 0 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1988 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Ford E-350
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2013
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Ford E-350
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford E-350, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford E-350 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-350
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.