Worst years for a Ford Expedition
Owners have filed 12,004 complaints about the Ford Expedition with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2003 Ford Expedition800 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Ford Expedition 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2025 | C | 58 | 10 | 3 | 7,300 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 113 | 10 | 1 | 16,283 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 93 | 7 | 8 | 22,080 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 173 | 7 | 0 | 30,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | C | 302 | 7 | 7 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | C | 547 | 9 | 13 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | C | 640 | 10 | 5 | 73,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 482 | 14 | 4 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | C | 480 | 33 | 9 | 75,000 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | B | 280 | 12 | 11 | 64,000 | Brakes |
| 2015 | B | 229 | 12 | 10 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | B | 97 | 11 | 3 | 91,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | B | 116 | 3 | 3 | 90,250 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | C | 167 | 14 | 5 | 76,024 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 92 | 3 | 1 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 74 | 12 | 2 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2009 | B | 42 | 5 | 0 | 62,500 | Body & Structure |
| 2008 | C | 179 | 31 | 3 | 62,000 | Brakes |
| 2007 | B | 267 | 9 | 6 | 65,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | C | 395 | 28 | 6 | 83,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 452 | 22 | 6 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | D | 381 | 57 | 16 | 80,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | F | 800 | 81 | 43 | 78,875 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | D | 415 | 25 | 87 | 84,200 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 742 | 49 | 106 | 89,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | F | 1,136 | 67 | 231 | 95,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | F | 1,137 | 64 | 95 | 99,084 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 1,022 | 54 | 80 | 110,000 | Suspension |
| 1997 | F | 1,065 | 73 | 83 | 119,000 | Suspension |
| 1996 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1994 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1991 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a Ford Expedition
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 Expedition
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Expedition, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Expedition 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 Expedition
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.