FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford F Super Duty

Owners have filed 552 complaints about the Ford F Super Duty with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 2008. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Ford F Super Duty

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

Cleanest on record

1998 Ford F Super Duty

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford F Super Duty 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
2008 B 46 0 0 69,699 Engine & Cooling
2005 B 49 1 0 80,000 Steering
2004 A 23 0 0 54,687 Engine & Cooling
2003 C 33 0 3 98,623 Engine & Cooling
2002 C 50 3 3 87,500 Engine & Cooling
2001 B 38 1 0 87,500 Engine & Cooling
2000 D 78 7 0 84,000 Engine & Cooling
1999 D 115 7 3 106,000 Brakes
1998 A 20 0 0 Tires
1997 D 28 3 3 26,420 Tires
1996 C 12 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion
1995 C 13 0 3 Suspension
1994 B 27 0 1 Brakes
1993 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1992 10 0 0 Brakes
1991 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1990 1 0 0 Electrical System
1989 2 0 0 Electrical System
1987 1 0 0 Brakes
1981 1 0 1 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford F Super Duty

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

Engine & Cooling 106 19.2%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 78 14.1%

Worst in 1999

Tires 66 12.0%

Worst in 1999

Worst in 2005

Worst in 1999

Steering 47 8.5%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 1999

Suspension 31 5.6%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 1999

Lights 12 2.2%

Worst in 1999

Wheels 10 1.8%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 8 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 1.1%

Worst in 1999

Seat Belts 5 0.9%

Worst in 2001

Exactly what failed on a Ford F Super Duty

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 20 15.0%
Tread/Belt 19 14.3%
Engine 17 12.8%
Automatic Transmission 15 11.3%
Gasoline 13 9.8%
Sidewall 12 9.0%
Rotor 10 7.5%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 10 7.5%
Foundation Components 9 6.8%
Diesel 8 6.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F Super Duty, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 17 Aug 2025

Ford F Super Duty problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Ford F Super Duty

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