FaultScore

Ford F350 problems

Owners have filed 187 complaints about the Ford F350 with NHTSA across model years 1975 to 1990. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Ford F350 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
1990 63 0 4 Brakes
1989 53 2 6 Brakes
1988 34 2 14 Electrical System
1987 8 0 1 Tires
1986 17 0 1 Brakes
1985 4 0 1 Tires
1984 2 0 1 Electrical System
1983 1 0 0 Tires
1981 3 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1975 2 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Ford F350

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

Brakes 45 24.1%

Worst in 1990

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 24 12.8%

Worst in 1990

Tires 23 12.3%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 19 10.2%

Worst in 1990

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 7.0%

Worst in 1990

Suspension 7 3.7%

Worst in 1990

Steering 6 3.2%

Worst in 1989

Body & Structure 6 3.2%

Worst in 1989

Lights 5 2.7%

Worst in 1989

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.6%

Worst in 1986

Seat Belts 3 1.6%

Worst in 1989

Other & Unspecified 2 1.1%

Worst in 1988

Wheels 1 0.5%

Worst in 1989

Exactly what failed on a Ford F350

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

Foundation Components 17 19.8%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 14 16.3%
Gasoline 13 15.1%
Tread/Belt 12 14.0%
Ignition 9 10.5%
Switch 7 8.1%
Selector Devices 4 4.7%
Tank Assembly 4 4.7%
Seal 3 3.5%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 3 3.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford F350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 17 Jul 2010

Compare the Ford F350

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