FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Maverick

Owners have filed 466 complaints about the Ford Maverick with NHTSA across model years 1977 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Ford Maverick

209 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2023 Ford Maverick

111 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Maverick 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
2026 9 0 0 Electrical System
2025 C 39 5 2 3,400 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 97 12 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2023 C 111 6 0 12,377 Transmission & Drivetrain
2022 D 209 11 5 36,000 Electrical System
1977 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Ford Maverick

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

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Brakes 28 6.0%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Steering 19 4.1%

Worst in 2024

Suspension 19 4.1%

Worst in 2023

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 3.6%

Worst in 2023

Airbags 15 3.2%

Worst in 2022

Lights 12 2.6%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 9 1.9%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 1.7%

Worst in 2022

Exactly what failed on a Ford Maverick

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

Body 22 40.7%
Automatic Emergency Braking 9 16.7%
Warnings 7 13.0%
Assist 4 7.4%
Rearview System Braking 2 3.7%
Warnings 2 3.7%
Integrated Trailer Brake Control 2 3.7%
Axle Assembly 2 3.7%
Windshield 2 3.7%
Door 2 3.7%

Complaints filed over time

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

May 2007 peak 35 Aug 2026

Ford Maverick 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 Maverick

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