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Ford wheel problems

Owners have filed 5,267 complaints with NHTSA about the wheels on Ford vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 95 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Ford F-150, worst in 1997.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

5,267

Complaints

100%

Share of all Ford complaints

309

Crashes

30

Fires

Which Ford models have the most wheel problems

F-150 708 13.4%

Worst in 1997

Explorer 576 10.9%

Worst in 2002

Escape 513 9.7%

Worst in 2005

Fusion 431 8.2%

Worst in 2010

Focus 390 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Windstar 295 5.6%

Worst in 1998

F-250 SD 283 5.4%

Worst in 2019

F-350 SD 222 4.2%

Worst in 2017

Expedition 200 3.8%

Worst in 1997

Edge 181 3.4%

Worst in 2015

F-250 129 2.4%

Worst in 2011

Taurus 118 2.2%

Worst in 1989

F-350 107 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Ranger 105 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Mustang 98 1.9%

Worst in 2015

Crown Victoria 86 1.6%

Worst in 2003

Cvpi 76 1.4%

Worst in 2003

Aerostar 54 1.0%

Worst in 1996

F-150 Hybrid 40 0.8%

Worst in 2021

Transit 38 0.7%

Worst in 2015

Econoline 35 0.7%

Worst in 1994

Contour 33 0.6%

Worst in 1998

Fiesta 30 0.6%

Worst in 2014

Freestar 30 0.6%

Worst in 2004

Fusion Hybrid 28 0.5%

Worst in 2018

F-550 SD 26 0.5%

Worst in 1999

Flex 26 0.5%

Worst in 2009

Thunderbird 25 0.5%

Worst in 1991

Worst Ford model years for wheel problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2010 Ford Fusion 148 2% 52,150 A
1997 Ford F-150 118 4% 40,000 B
2000 Ford Focus 118 2% 72,386 B
2005 Ford Escape 99 5% 121,000 A
2019 Ford F-250 SD 87 4% 20,000 A
1998 Ford Windstar 84 4% 96,429 B
2017 Ford Escape 81 2% 43,173 A
2002 Ford Explorer 79 2% 84,100 A
2017 Ford F-250 SD 69 4% 27,833 A
2003 Ford Cvpi 63 74% 84,100 F
2017 Ford Explorer 60 3% 20,000 A
2003 Ford Explorer 59 4% 90,000 A
2017 Ford F-350 SD 59 7% 15,000 A
2016 Ford F-150 55 2% 52,314 A
2011 Ford Fusion 52 1% 84,000 A
2016 Ford Explorer 50 2% 22,000 A
2014 Ford Escape 48 2% 52,084 B
2017 Ford F-150 46 3% 44,197 A
2018 Ford F-150 46 2% 10,572 A
1998 Ford F-150 45 3% 75,000 C

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