Ford Lariat problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the Ford Lariat with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2001. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Ford Lariat 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.

4 5 1 4 2 11

88 97 98 99 00 01

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
2001	—	11	0	2	94,500	Brakes
2000	—	2	0	1	—	Acceleration & Cruise Control
1999	—	4	0	0	—	Tires
1998	—	1	0	0	—	Lights
1997	—	5	1	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1988	—	4	0	0	—	Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Ford Lariat

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

Brakes 5 18.5%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 3 11.1%

Worst in 1997

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 11.1%

Worst in 1997

Tires 3 11.1%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 2 7.4%

Worst in 1988

Body & Structure 2 7.4%

Worst in 1997

Fuel & Propulsion 2 7.4%

Worst in 1988

Steering 1 3.7%

Worst in 1997

Lights 1 3.7%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 3.7%

Worst in 1999

Seats 1 3.7%

Worst in 2001

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 3.7%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 1 3.7%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 1 3.7%

Worst in 1997

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 1997 peak 4 May 2019

Compare the Ford Lariat

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

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