Model Year Scorecard · NHTSA + EPA data
Ford model years compared
Every Ford model in the catalogue (1953–2027), with owner complaints, recall campaigns, urgent advisories and fatal-crash involvement summed across all model years. Open a model to see its years side by side and the best and worst year called out.
Ford models ranked by complaints
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Urgent | Fatal (FARS) | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-150 | 1975–2026 (52) |
37,733
|
164 | 1 | 8,257 | 17.1 |
| Explorer | 1991–2026 (36) |
34,403
|
137 | — | 2,730 | 17.4 |
| Escape | 2001–2026 (26) |
27,238
|
95 | 1 | 2,465 | 25.2 |
| Fusion | 2006–2020 (15) |
22,344
|
44 | 1 | 2,411 | 23.3 |
| Focus | 2000–2018 (19) |
22,071
|
36 | 1 | 2,072 | 26.8 |
| Taurus | 1986–2019 (34) |
18,146
|
69 | — | 1,195 | 20 |
| Windstar | 1995–2003 (9) |
14,161
|
33 | — | 88 | 17.8 |
| Edge | 2007–2026 (19) |
13,905
|
42 | 1 | 1,155 | 21.7 |
| Expedition | 1997–2027 (31) |
9,293
|
76 | 1 | 1,034 | 16.9 |
| Mustang | 1964–2026 (58) |
9,208
|
102 | 1 | 1,922 | 18.1 |
| Ranger | 1983–2026 (44) |
8,444
|
99 | 1 | 1,883 | 18.3 |
| F-250 | 1953–2009 (57) |
4,266
|
61 | — | 3,119 | 12.5 |
| Escort | 1956–2003 (29) |
3,938
|
35 | — | 78 | 31.5 |
| Freestyle | 2005–2007 (3) |
3,665
|
2 | — | 90 | 20 |
| Fiesta | 1978–2019 (24) |
3,164
|
15 | — | 441 | 30.8 |
| Contour | 1995–2000 (6) |
3,156
|
22 | — | 20 | 21.6 |
| Crown Victoria | 1992–2011 (20) |
3,079
|
47 | — | 440 | 18.1 |
| F-350 | 1953–2016 (63) |
2,860
|
58 | — | 1,890 | — |
| Freestar | 2004–2007 (4) |
2,533
|
5 | — | 56 | 17.3 |
| Thunderbird | 1955–2005 (47) |
2,371
|
50 | — | 39 | 17.9 |
| Flex | 2009–2019 (11) |
1,906
|
14 | — | 213 | 19.3 |
| EcoSport | 2004–2022 (19) |
1,846
|
6 | — | 183 | 27.8 |
| Bronco | 1966–2026 (37) |
1,620
|
81 | 1 | 111 | 16.7 |
| Bronco Sport | 2021–2026 (6) |
1,324
|
30 | 1 | 90 | 23.5 |
| Excursion | 2000–2005 (6) |
1,146
|
11 | — | 138 | — |
| Five Hundred | 2005–2007 (3) |
1,074
|
3 | — | 123 | 19 |
| E-150 | 2002–2014 (13) |
967
|
48 | — | 198 | 14.2 |
| Econoline | 1961–2006 (15) |
910
|
58 | — | — | — |
| Transit | 2007–2026 (20) |
776
|
63 | 1 | 616 | 19.1 |
| Explorer Sport | 2001–2003 (3) |
736
|
5 | — | 22 | 17.2 |
| Explorer Sport Trac | 2001–2010 (9) |
719
|
7 | — | 283 | 16.1 |
| Transit Connect | 2010–2023 (14) |
569
|
31 | — | 191 | 23.1 |
| C-Max | 2013–2018 (6) |
365
|
12 | 1 | 72 | 39.5 |
| Maverick | 1970–2026 (13) |
328
|
54 | 1 | 48 | 25.6 |
| E-250 | 2003–2014 (12) |
306
|
72 | — | 247 | 14.1 |
| Taurus X | 2008–2009 (2) |
164
|
1 | — | 25 | 19 |
| Grand Marquis | 1991–2004 (14) |
74
|
1 | — | — | — |
| F53 | 1988–2022 (31) |
62
|
6 | — | — | — |
| F-650 | 2000–2026 (10) |
32
|
14 | — | 158 | — |
| Police Interceptor Sedan | 2013–2019 (7) |
32
|
3 | — | — | — |
| F-350 Super Duty | 1999–2026 (28) |
15
|
3 | — | — | — |
| F-750 | 2001–2026 (10) |
10
|
13 | — | 94 | — |
| GT | 2005–2022 (8) |
10
|
7 | 1 | — | 14 |
| F-450 Super Duty | 1997–2026 (30) |
3
|
3 | — | — | — |
| F750 | 2000–2023 (22) |
2
|
16 | — | — | — |
| LCF | 2006–2010 (5) |
2
|
3 | — | — | — |
| E-Transit | 2022–2026 (5) |
—
|
3 | — | — | — |
| F-550 Super Duty | 1999–2026 (28) |
—
|
3 | — | — | — |
| F650 | 2000–2023 (22) |
—
|
1 | — | — | — |
| Courier catalogue only | 1972–2012 (23) |
—
|
— | — | 2 | — |
| E-150 Club Wagon catalogue only | 2003–2005 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | 13.7 |
| E-150 Econoline catalogue only | 1975–2008 (30) |
—
|
— | — | — | 11.6 |
| E-150 Econoline Club Wagon catalogue only | 1975–2002 (28) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| E-250 Econoline catalogue only | 1975–2002 (28) |
—
|
— | — | — | 11.7 |
| E-350 Club Wagon catalogue only | 2002–2005 (4) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| E-350 Econoline catalogue only | 1975–2008 (28) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| E-350 Econoline Club Wagon catalogue only | 1977–2002 (26) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| E-350 Super Duty catalogue only | 1999–2026 (27) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| E-450 Econoline Super Duty catalogue only | 1999–2002 (4) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| E-450 Super Duty catalogue only | 2003–2026 (23) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Econoline Van catalogue only | 2010–2014 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Econoline Wagon catalogue only | 2010–2014 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| F-100 Ranger catalogue only | 1996–2001 (6) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| F-150 Lightning catalogue only | 2022–2026 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | 68 |
| F-250 Super Duty catalogue only | 1999–2026 (28) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| F-53 Motorhome Chassis catalogue only | 2020–2025 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis catalogue only | 2020–2025 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| F-600 Super Duty catalogue only | 2020–2026 (7) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| F59 catalogue only | 1988–2022 (21) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Fiesta Ikon catalogue only | 2002–2015 (8) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Figo catalogue only | 2016–2021 (6) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Ikon catalogue only | 2003–2007 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Ka catalogue only | 2001–2008 (8) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Lobo catalogue only | 1997–2025 (28) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Mondeo catalogue only | 2001–2007 (7) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Mustang Mach-E catalogue only | 2021–2026 (6) |
—
|
— | — | 16 | 87 |
| Mystique catalogue only | 1995–2000 (6) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Police Interceptor Utility catalogue only | 2013–2026 (14) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Police Responder Hybrid catalogue only | 2019–2020 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| SSV Plug-In Hybrid catalogue only | 2019–2020 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Sable catalogue only | 1994–2001 (8) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Special Service Police Sedan catalogue only | 2014–2018 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Territory catalogue only | 2023–2026 (4) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Transit Courier catalogue only | 2021–2023 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Transit Custom catalogue only | 2014–2026 (13) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Transit-150 catalogue only | 2015–2026 (12) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Transit-250 catalogue only | 2015–2026 (12) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Transit-350 catalogue only | 2015–2026 (12) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| Transit-350 HD catalogue only | 2015–2026 (12) |
—
|
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Sources. Owner complaints, recall campaigns and advisories are from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation datasets; fatal-crash vehicles from FARS; fuel economy from the EPA. VehDB sums them per model; the figures are not VehDB's own findings.
How to read it. Complaints and recalls are summed over every catalogue year of the model, so long-running best-sellers rank high on volume alone; the model page ranks each year against other vehicles of the same model year, which is the fairer read. Urgent counts do-not-drive and park-outside campaigns. Fatal (FARS) is a census of vehicles in fatal crashes from 2020 onward, exact, and is never mixed with CRSS estimates. MPG is the EPA combined average across the model's trims. Sources are U.S. public domain; nothing here is a verified defect finding.