FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford F-550

Owners have filed 125 complaints about the Ford F-550 with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2020. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2012 Ford F-550

20 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2011 Ford F-550

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford F-550 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 C 24 0 1 59,119 Fuel & Propulsion
2019 D 19 1 6 100,000 Engine & Cooling
2018 9 0 0 26,000 Steering
2017 C 14 2 1 99,000 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 14 2 5 85,000 Airbags
2014 2 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2013 6 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2012 D 20 3 1 72,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 C 17 1 0 23,277 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford F-550

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

Engine & Cooling 36 28.8%

Worst in 2012

Fuel & Propulsion 21 16.8%

Worst in 2020

Body & Structure 13 10.4%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 6.4%

Worst in 2020

Steering 8 6.4%

Worst in 2019

Electrical System 7 5.6%

Worst in 2019

Suspension 7 5.6%

Worst in 2020

Brakes 6 4.8%

Worst in 2012

Airbags 5 4.0%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 4 3.2%

Worst in 2012

Wheels 3 2.4%

Worst in 2013

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 1.6%

Worst in 2016

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.6%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 0.8%

Worst in 2011

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F-550, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2012 peak 5 Aug 2026

Compare the Ford F-550

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