FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

Owners have filed 394 complaints about the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

195 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford F-150 Lightning BEV 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
2025 C 12 6 3 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 47 9 1 Other & Unspecified
2023 F 195 14 2 9,729 Electrical System
2022 D 140 8 0 12,550 Electrical System

What breaks on a Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

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

Electrical System 118 29.9%

Worst in 2023

Lights 58 14.7%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Brakes 25 6.3%

Worst in 2023

Fuel & Propulsion 10 2.5%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 2.5%

Worst in 2022

Steering 6 1.5%

Worst in 2023

Engine & Cooling 5 1.3%

Worst in 2023

Airbags 3 0.8%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 3 0.8%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 3 0.8%

Worst in 2022

Exactly what failed on a Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

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

Speedometer/Odometer 14 20.3%
Adaptive Cruise Control 12 17.4%
Warnings 12 17.4%
Automatic Emergency Braking 11 15.9%
Warnings 4 5.8%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 4 5.8%
Tv/Radio/Speakers 3 4.3%
Assist 3 4.3%
Accelerator Pedal 3 4.3%
Body 3 4.3%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2022 peak 24 Aug 2026

Compare the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

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