Worst years for a Ford F-150
Owners have filed 47,801 complaints about the Ford F-150 with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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1997 Ford F-1503,285 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Ford F-150 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 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2025 | B | 167 | 12 | 2 | 5,330 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 253 | 33 | 6 | 8,750 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | C | 577 | 31 | 8 | 24,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2022 | C | 805 | 33 | 12 | 27,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | C | 1,304 | 19 | 7 | 43,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | C | 896 | 31 | 5 | 34,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | C | 1,693 | 30 | 11 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | D | 2,836 | 105 | 54 | 38,750 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | C | 1,797 | 54 | 25 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 2,565 | 76 | 42 | 44,600 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | D | 2,208 | 73 | 24 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | C | 1,932 | 56 | 27 | 65,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 3,950 | 102 | 48 | 72,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | D | 2,441 | 57 | 21 | 59,192 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | D | 2,977 | 79 | 27 | 68,612 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 1,136 | 33 | 46 | 56,847 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2009 | C | 400 | 34 | 8 | 54,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2008 | C | 455 | 48 | 15 | 60,346 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | C | 625 | 51 | 16 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | C | 742 | 73 | 21 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 1,364 | 66 | 42 | 62,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2004 | D | 2,431 | 99 | 53 | 59,388 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2003 | C | 527 | 57 | 47 | 64,766 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 965 | 63 | 115 | 90,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 1,451 | 113 | 292 | 98,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 1,274 | 102 | 387 | 91,686 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | C | 1,323 | 116 | 85 | 98,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 1,624 | 96 | 107 | 112,674 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1997 | F | 3,285 | 205 | 296 | 108,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | B | 383 | 22 | 87 | 113,250 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | C | 788 | 61 | 124 | 117,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 908 | 79 | 114 | 130,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | B | 753 | 32 | 24 | 140,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 553 | 25 | 48 | 130,325 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1991 | — | 357 | 12 | 52 | 110,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1990 | — | 25 | 0 | 2 | 76,696 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | 101,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1987 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1984 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
What breaks on a Ford F-150
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 F-150
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford F-150, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford F-150 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 F-150
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.