FaultScore

Ford E350 problems

Owners have filed 123 complaints about the Ford E350 with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2011. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Ford E350 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
2011 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2010 1 0 0 Tires
2009 1 0 1 Lights
1990 28 0 1 Brakes
1989 36 0 1 Brakes
1988 15 1 4 Brakes
1987 15 0 4 Body & Structure
1986 13 0 7 Electrical System
1985 3 0 0 Electrical System
1984 6 0 2 Transmission & Drivetrain
1983 4 0 2 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford E350

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

Brakes 46 37.4%

Worst in 1989

Engine & Cooling 15 12.2%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 15 12.2%

Worst in 1986

Body & Structure 12 9.8%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 10 8.1%

Worst in 1989

Tires 9 7.3%

Worst in 1990

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.1%

Worst in 1986

Suspension 3 2.4%

Worst in 1988

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.6%

Worst in 1988

Other & Unspecified 2 1.6%

Worst in 1989

Steering 1 0.8%

Worst in 1989

Lights 1 0.8%

Worst in 2009

Wheels 1 0.8%

Worst in 1984

Seat Belts 1 0.8%

Worst in 1990

Exactly what failed on a Ford E350

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

Foundation Components 10 18.5%
Switch 7 13.0%
Caliper 6 11.1%
Tread/Belt 5 9.3%
Master Cylinder 5 9.3%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 5 9.3%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 4 7.4%
Catalytic Convertor 4 7.4%
Pads 4 7.4%
Rotor 4 7.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford E350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 16 Mar 2015

Compare the Ford E350

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