Worst years for a Ford F-250 SD
Owners have filed 9,504 complaints about the Ford F-250 SD with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Every Ford F-250 SD 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 | B | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 2025 | B | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2024 | C | 57 | 4 | 1 | 7,500 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 76 | 4 | 4 | 2,750 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 161 | 4 | 6 | 39,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2021 | B | 213 | 5 | 0 | 48,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2020 | C | 360 | 4 | 3 | 45,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | D | 1,938 | 25 | 16 | 20,000 | Steering |
| 2018 | D | 639 | 13 | 16 | 27,000 | Steering |
| 2017 | D | 1,837 | 18 | 24 | 29,800 | Steering |
| 2016 | C | 448 | 9 | 7 | 62,500 | Steering |
| 2015 | C | 459 | 8 | 9 | 67,800 | Steering |
| 2014 | B | 37 | 3 | 0 | 67,000 | Suspension |
| 2013 | B | 32 | 2 | 0 | 32,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | A | 97 | 3 | 0 | 54,236 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 189 | 8 | 3 | 35,000 | Steering |
| 2010 | B | 48 | 2 | 0 | 43,163 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | B | 33 | 1 | 1 | 48,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 175 | 8 | 4 | 43,910 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | B | 85 | 2 | 1 | 35,000 | Suspension |
| 2006 | C | 353 | 5 | 4 | 40,000 | Suspension |
| 2005 | C | 381 | 9 | 7 | 43,000 | Suspension |
| 2004 | C | 345 | 17 | 14 | 58,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 229 | 6 | 14 | 46,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 282 | 13 | 21 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 331 | 12 | 26 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 277 | 19 | 28 | 77,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 304 | 21 | 16 | 96,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1997 | B | 52 | 1 | 8 | 88,350 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | B | 11 | 0 | 2 | 104,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | B | 12 | 0 | 6 | 180,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1993 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Ford F-250 SD
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 SD
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford F-250 SD, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford F-250 SD 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 SD
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.