FaultScore

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.

Avoid

1994 Ford F Series (Light)

23 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

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.

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
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.

Brakes 38 23.3%

Worst in 1992

Engine & Cooling 33 20.2%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 16 9.8%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 14 8.6%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 7.4%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 8 4.9%

Worst in 1994

Tires 7 4.3%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 5 3.1%

Worst in 1990

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 3.1%

Worst in 1989

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.1%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 4 2.5%

Worst in 1994

Steering 4 2.5%

Worst in 1989

Lights 4 2.5%

Worst in 1990

Seat Belts 4 2.5%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F Series (Light), by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 30 Jul 2018

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.