Worst years for a Ford Ranger
Owners have filed 10,532 complaints about the Ford Ranger with NHTSA across model years 1978 to 2026. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Ford Ranger 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2025 | B | 66 | 7 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2024 | B | 122 | 3 | 0 | 1,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | C | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2022 | B | 52 | 1 | 0 | 12,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | C | 160 | 13 | 7 | 30,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | C | 158 | 10 | 1 | 20,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | C | 352 | 22 | 3 | 19,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2016 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 260 | 14 | 2 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 171 | 6 | 0 | 47,500 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 179 | 4 | 0 | 36,250 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 344 | 11 | 1 | 57,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 286 | 12 | 1 | 61,150 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 316 | 16 | 2 | 63,600 | Airbags |
| 2005 | C | 353 | 29 | 6 | 59,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | D | 462 | 47 | 3 | 66,803 | Airbags |
| 2003 | D | 310 | 51 | 14 | 58,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | D | 449 | 53 | 17 | 57,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | F | 687 | 85 | 10 | 84,702 | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | F | 849 | 109 | 13 | 85,000 | Tires |
| 1999 | F | 966 | 110 | 17 | 95,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | F | 744 | 85 | 38 | 100,000 | Tires |
| 1997 | D | 536 | 43 | 10 | 100,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | D | 533 | 53 | 22 | 117,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 451 | 34 | 14 | 140,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 531 | 57 | 17 | 110,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 272 | 40 | 16 | 93,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 231 | 16 | 35 | 97,000 | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 145 | 10 | 25 | 100,000 | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 141 | 10 | 16 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 88 | 7 | 15 | 118,000 | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 117 | 6 | 27 | 73,000 | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 58 | 5 | 15 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 50 | 2 | 20 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 33 | 1 | 10 | — | Electrical System |
| 1984 | — | 12 | 2 | 6 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 13 | 0 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
What breaks on a Ford Ranger
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Ford Ranger
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Ranger, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Ranger 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 Ranger
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.