Ford ownership costs & problem years

Ford models ranked by owner data

28 Ford nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 95,997 owner complaints and 1005 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the GT at 92/100; the weakest is the Focus at 58/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
GT92BUY22018201703
C-MAX Hybrid91BUY12013201302
Explorer Hev91BUY420222021120
Transit Connect89BUY120112011241
Focus Electric88BUY520162012011
F-150 Lightning87BUY12023202302
Fusion Hybrid85BUY5201420117,2874
Expedition EL84BUY2201620174530
Mustang Mach-E83BUY1202220221340
EcoSport81BUY5202220181,84012
Focus RS80BUY3201720162,7280
Escape Phev78BUY5202020221167
Escape Hev75BUY6202420207160
Maverick Hev74BUY3202320226350
Fiesta72BUY9201820133,15823
Ranger72BUY72022201962559
Flex71BUY9201720131,58232
Mustang70BUY13201820153,14789
Edge68CAUTION13202320179,71662
Taurus67CAUTION9201920131,54443
Bronco66CAUTION52024202288660
Expedition66CAUTION10201520202,27686
Fusion64CAUTION102018201113,60975
Bronco Sport61CAUTION5202520211,28151
Explorer61CAUTION152019202014,935150
Maverick60CAUTION42024202348148
Escape59CAUTION152012201316,194117
Focus58CAUTION82011201212,61868

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Ford model we hold data for

Ford Bronco5 model years indexedFord Bronco Badlands5 model years indexedFord Bronco Black Diamond4 model years indexedFord Bronco Outer Banks1 model years indexedFord Bronco Raptor4 model years indexedFord Bronco Sasquatch5 model years indexedFord Bronco Sport5 model years indexedFord Bronco Sport Sasquatch1 model years indexedFord C-MAX Energi Plug-in5 model years indexedFord C-MAX Hybrid6 model years indexedFord Crown Victoria FFV1 model years indexedFord E150 FFV4 model years indexedFord E150 Van FFV4 model years indexedFord E250 Van FFV4 model years indexedFord E3504 model years indexedFord E350 FFV4 model years indexedFord E350 Van4 model years indexedFord E350 Van FFV4 model years indexedFord EcoSport5 model years indexedFord Edge14 model years indexedFord Escape15 model years indexedFord Escape FFV5 model years indexedFord Escape Hev6 model years indexedFord Escape Hybrid2 model years indexedFord Escape Phev5 model years indexedFord Expedition11 model years indexedFord Expedition EL3 model years indexedFord Expedition FFV4 model years indexedFord Expedition Limo. FFV1 model years indexedFord Expedition MAX4 model years indexedFord Expedition Timberline3 model years indexedFord Explorer15 model years indexedFord Explorer FFV12 model years indexedFord Explorer Hev4 model years indexedFord Explorer Platinum Hev2 model years indexedFord Explorer Timberline4 model years indexedFord F-150 Lightning3 model years indexedFord F-150 Lightning ER11 model years indexedFord F-150 Lightning ER21 model years indexedFord F-150 Lightning PRO ER11 model years indexedFord F-150 Lightning Platinum4 model years indexedFord F-150 Lightning SR1 model years indexedFord F150 2.7L GVWR>6649 LBS3 model years indexedFord F150 2.7L GVWR>6799 LBS3 model years indexedFord F150 3.5L GVWR>7599 LBS3 model years indexedFord F150 5.0L FFV GVWR>7599 LBS4 model years indexedFord F150 5.0L GVWR>7599 LBS1 model years indexedFord F150 BASE PAYLOAD LT TIRE4 model years indexedFord F150 FFV BASE PAYLOAD LT3 model years indexedFord F150 FFV BASE PAYLOAD LT TIRE2 model years indexedFord F150 Pickup15 model years indexedFord F150 Pickup FFV13 model years indexedFord F150 Pickup Hev5 model years indexedFord F150 Pickup Tremor5 model years indexedFord F150 Pickup Tremor FFV1 model years indexedFord F150 Pickup XL/XLT3 model years indexedFord F150 RAPTOR9 model years indexedFord F150 RAPTOR 373 model years indexedFord F150 RAPTOR R3 model years indexedFord F150 Raptor Pickup4 model years indexedFord Fiesta9 model years indexedFord Fiesta SFE7 model years indexedFord Fiesta ST6 model years indexedFord Flex9 model years indexedFord Focus8 model years indexedFord Focus Electric7 model years indexedFord Focus FFV6 model years indexedFord Focus RS3 model years indexedFord Focus SFE2 model years indexedFord Focus SFE FFV3 model years indexedFord Focus ST3 model years indexedFord Fusion10 model years indexedFord Fusion Energi Plug-in8 model years indexedFord Fusion FFV2 model years indexedFord Fusion Hybrid10 model years indexedFord Fusion S2 model years indexedFord Fusion Special Service Phev1 model years indexedFord Fusion Taxi Hybrid2 model years indexedFord GT6 model years indexedFord MUSTANG MACH-E CAL RT 1 ER2 model years indexedFord Maverick4 model years indexedFord Maverick Hev4 model years indexedFord Maverick Lobo1 model years indexedFord Maverick Tremor2 model years indexedFord Mustang15 model years indexedFord Mustang Bullitt2 model years indexedFord Mustang Dark Horse2 model years indexedFord Mustang GTD1 model years indexedFord Mustang HO4 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach 13 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach-E5 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach-E Extended5 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach-E GT5 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach-E GT Performance3 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach-E LFP1 model years indexedFord Mustang Mach-E Rally2 model years indexedFord Mustang Performance Package4 model years indexedFord Ranger7 model years indexedFord Ranger Incomplete3 model years indexedFord Ranger RAPTOR2 model years indexedFord Ranger Tremor1 model years indexedFord Shelby GT350 Mustang5 model years indexedFord Shelby GT500 Mustang2 model years indexedFord Taurus9 model years indexedFord Taurus FFV7 model years indexedFord Transit Connect7 model years indexedFord Transit Connect FFV1 model years indexedFord Transit Connect LWB6 model years indexedFord Transit Connect LWB FFV2 model years indexedFord Transit Connect USPS3 model years indexedFord Transit Connect Van10 model years indexedFord Transit Connect Van FFV6 model years indexedFord Transit T1502 model years indexedFord Transit T150 FFV3 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04