Ford Maverick: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Ford Maverick: 4 model years scored from 481 NHTSA owner complaints and 48 recall campaigns. Worst year 2023, best year 2024.
Ford Maverick: which years to avoid
Across 4 scored model years the Ford Maverick ranges from 33/100 in 2023 to 74/100 in 2024 — a 41-point spread, so which year you buy matters more than whether you buy a Maverick at all. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Power Train (94 of them).
Avoid: 2023 — scored below 45 on the complaint and recall record.
Safest years: 2024, 2025 — scored 70 or better.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
How the Maverick changed, run by run
The federal record falls into 2 stretches of years that behave alike. A redesign shows up here as a step in the complaint rate that then holds.
2022–2023
Mean score 46/100, about 62 complaints per year on the road. Owners of these years complain about Power Train more than anything else (133 complaints). 10 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
2024–2025
Mean score 72/100, about 34 complaints per year on the road. Owners of these years complain about Power Train more than anything else (17 complaints). The record improves by 26 points against the years before it. 6 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
Year-by-year data table
Best year in our data: 2024 (score 74). Worst: 2023 (score 33, AVOID).
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | BUY | $2,980 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 74 | BUY | $3,776 | 69 | 12 |
| 2023 | 33 | AVOID | $5,026 | 263 | 12 |
| 2022 | 60 | CAUTION | $4,108 | 149 | 12 |
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 Maverick, through the years →
Maverick sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Maverick 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.
What goes wrong on the Ford Maverick
Across every Maverick model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Power Train150 complaints across all Maverick years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
- Electrical System132 complaints across all Maverick years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Engine93 complaints across all Maverick years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Unknown Or Other73 complaints across all Maverick years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Service Brakes48 complaints across all Maverick years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
- Vehicle Speed Control28 complaints across all Maverick years · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement$520–$1,150
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
Which Ford Maverick years should I avoid?
On the NHTSA record the years to avoid are 2023 — each scores below 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. The 2023 is the weakest at 33/100, with its complaints concentrated in Power Train.
What are the best Ford Maverick years to buy?
2024, 2025 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2024 at 74/100, on 69 complaints and 12 recall campaigns.
What is the most common Ford Maverick problem?
150 of the complaints filed against the Maverick across all its model years sit in the Power Train group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04