FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Fusion Hybrid

Owners have filed 1,580 complaints about the Ford Fusion Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2020. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid

96 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2016 Ford Fusion Hybrid

68 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Fusion Hybrid 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
2020 C 14 2 0 51,000 Electrical System
2019 C 47 6 3 47,600 Engine & Cooling
2018 C 81 13 3 66,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 C 96 13 1 42,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 B 68 0 0 27,700 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 65 7 0 46,792 Steering
2014 C 89 5 0 35,678 Steering
2013 C 175 1 7 47,600 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 134 7 0 47,000 Steering
2011 C 166 7 0 73,220 Steering
2010 C 645 13 0 84,750 Steering

What breaks on a Ford Fusion Hybrid

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

Steering 294 18.6%

Worst in 2010

Airbags 236 14.9%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 193 12.2%

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 131 8.3%

Worst in 2010

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Worst in 2010

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2013

Wheels 28 1.8%

Worst in 2018

Seat Belts 25 1.6%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 20 1.3%

Worst in 2010

Exactly what failed on a Ford Fusion Hybrid

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

Body 37 52.9%
Latch 5 7.1%
Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs 5 7.1%
Automatic Emergency Braking 4 5.7%
Warnings 4 5.7%
Latch 4 5.7%
Door 4 5.7%
Adaptive Cruise Control 3 4.3%
Assist 2 2.9%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 2 2.9%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2013 peak 44 Aug 2026

Ford Fusion Hybrid 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 Fusion Hybrid

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