Worst years for a Ford F-250
Owners have filed 5,731 complaints about the Ford F-250 with NHTSA across model years 1979 to 2014. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Every Ford F-250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | B | 236 | 3 | 3 | 83,154 | Suspension |
| 2013 | B | 153 | 2 | 2 | 78,000 | Suspension |
| 2012 | C | 423 | 5 | 8 | 78,000 | Suspension |
| 2011 | C | 384 | 8 | 6 | 70,000 | Suspension |
| 2010 | B | 109 | 2 | 3 | 80,400 | Steering |
| 2009 | A | 92 | 0 | 1 | 69,000 | Steering |
| 2008 | C | 255 | 12 | 6 | 75,000 | Steering |
| 2007 | B | 84 | 3 | 0 | 42,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | C | 332 | 14 | 8 | 61,200 | Suspension |
| 2005 | B | 207 | 4 | 4 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 201 | 12 | 4 | 55,079 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 151 | 7 | 10 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 189 | 15 | 13 | 89,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 269 | 20 | 32 | 67,000 | Tires |
| 2000 | D | 417 | 39 | 15 | 75,768 | Tires |
| 1999 | D | 702 | 61 | 17 | 94,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | A | 76 | 2 | 1 | 114,500 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 348 | 21 | 20 | 114,000 | Tires |
| 1996 | C | 212 | 11 | 25 | 125,000 | Tires |
| 1995 | C | 238 | 12 | 20 | 115,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 156 | 7 | 28 | 114,581 | Brakes |
| 1993 | B | 183 | 6 | 4 | 152,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 149 | 6 | 7 | 91,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1991 | — | 145 | 5 | 9 | 94,177 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 89,403 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Ford F-250
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-250
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford F-250, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford F-250 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-250
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.