Worst years for a Ford F Series (Light)
Owners have filed 163 complaints about the Ford F Series (Light) with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2002. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2002 Ford F Series (Light)17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Ford F Series (Light) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 107,590 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 116,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 140,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 123,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1997 | C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 100,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1994 | D | 23 | 2 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | D | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 12 | 0 | 2 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1973 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a Ford F Series (Light)
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1989
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1989
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1989
Worst in 1990
Worst in 2001
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford F Series (Light), by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Ford F Series (Light)
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.