FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Motor Home

Owners have filed 151 complaints about the Ford Motor Home with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2003. More of them are about the tires than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Ford Motor Home

34 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly tires.

Cleanest on record

1998 Ford Motor Home

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Motor Home 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
2003 6 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2002 C 12 0 1 34,500 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2001 9 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2000 F 34 2 1 20,000 Tires
1999 D 29 0 0 28,159 Tires
1998 A 10 0 0 Tires
1997 B 15 0 1 Tires
1996 B 14 0 1 Brakes
1995 7 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1994 A 11 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1993 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1991 1 0 0 Tires
1988 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford Motor Home

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

Tires 42 27.8%

Worst in 1999

Worst in 1999

Engine & Cooling 15 9.9%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 10 6.6%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 7 4.6%

Worst in 1997

Brakes 7 4.6%

Worst in 1996

Steering 5 3.3%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 5 3.3%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.3%

Worst in 1999

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 3 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Lights 2 1.3%

Worst in 1996

Wheels 2 1.3%

Worst in 1995

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.3%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Ford Motor Home

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

Tread/Belt 24 42.9%
Cruise Control 8 14.3%
Gasoline 7 12.5%
Sidewall 4 7.1%
Fuel Pump 3 5.4%
Lines AND Fittings 2 3.6%
Caliper 2 3.6%
Flasher Unit 2 3.6%
TIE ROD Assembly 2 3.6%
Cooling System 2 3.6%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 1997 peak 9 Sep 2023

Compare the Ford Motor Home

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