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Worst years for a Ford E-Series

Owners have filed 48 complaints about the Ford E-Series with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2008. More of them are about the tires than anything else.

Avoid

1997 Ford E-Series

11 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly tires.

Cleanest on record

2005 Ford E-Series

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford E-Series 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
2008 — 6 0 0 13,000 Brakes
2005 A 10 0 0 50,000 Engine & Cooling
2004 B 12 0 0 40,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1999 — 2 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1998 — 6 0 0 — Tires
1997 B 11 0 0 — Tires

What breaks on a Ford E-Series

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

Tires 19 39.6%

Worst in 1997

Engine & Cooling 6 12.5%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 4 8.3%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 6.3%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 3 6.3%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 2 4.2%

Worst in 2004

Steering 2 4.2%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 2 4.2%

Worst in 2004

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 4.2%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Seat Belts 1 2.1%

Worst in 2005

Seats 1 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 1 2.1%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford E-Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2000 peak 8 Jun 2012

Compare the Ford E-Series

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

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