Ford F-150 Lightning: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Ford F-150 Lightning has 3 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | DATA PENDING | $1,770 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 87 | BUY | $1,910 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | — | DATA PENDING | $2,050 | 0 | 0 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the F-150 Lightning, through the years →
F-150 Lightning sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the F-150 Lightning on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
F-150 Lightning ER1F-150 Lightning ER2F-150 Lightning PRO ER1F-150 Lightning PlatinumF-150 Lightning SR
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04