FaultScore

Ford F-650 problems

Owners have filed 58 complaints about the Ford F-650 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2022. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Ford F-650 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
2022 2 0 0 Brakes
2021 8 0 0 Brakes
2017 12 0 0 25,253 Engine & Cooling
2016 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2012 1 0 0 Seat Belts
2011 3 0 0 Brakes
2003 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 8 0 0 1,372 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 13 0 0 51,650 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 5 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Ford F-650

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 27.6%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 15 25.9%

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 7 12.1%

Worst in 2017

Steering 5 8.6%

Worst in 2017

Tires 5 8.6%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 4 6.9%

Worst in 2021

Lights 2 3.4%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 1 1.7%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.7%

Worst in 2001

Wheels 1 1.7%

Worst in 2021

Seat Belts 1 1.7%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F-650, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2001 peak 16 Jul 2025

Compare the Ford F-650

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