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 Duty78 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
1998 Ford F Super Duty20 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.
| 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.
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2002
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2001
Exactly what failed on a Ford F Super Duty
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford F Super Duty, by the month it reached NHTSA.
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.