FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford F-450

Owners have filed 165 complaints about the Ford F-450 with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2020. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Ford F-450

26 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2012 Ford F-450

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford F-450 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
2020 D 33 2 2 87,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2019 C 32 0 0 26,000 Steering
2018 D 15 0 3 20,438 Engine & Cooling
2017 D 26 2 1 26,500 Body & Structure
2016 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2015 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 3 1 1 Engine & Cooling
2013 8 0 0 49,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 26 0 0 63,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 B 12 0 2 83,036 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford F-450

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

Engine & Cooling 32 19.4%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 11.5%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 18 10.9%

Worst in 2020

Steering 16 9.7%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 14 8.5%

Worst in 2012

Body & Structure 13 7.9%

Worst in 2017

Electrical System 11 6.7%

Worst in 2017

Suspension 11 6.7%

Worst in 2019

Wheels 8 4.8%

Worst in 2018

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 4 2.4%

Worst in 2020

Brakes 3 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Tires 3 1.8%

Worst in 2012

Doors, Latches & Locks 3 1.8%

Worst in 2017

Airbags 2 1.2%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F-450, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2012 peak 7 Jul 2026

Compare the Ford F-450

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