NHTSA Data Explorer

Ford

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

Complaints

281,267

Active records

Recalls

1,367

Active records

TSBs

14,565

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

712

Injuries

12,925

Crashes

13,562

Fires

8,370

Top reported issues — Ford

Click a category to expand its values.

Operating state

92,280

Condition issue

85,096

Reporting mechanism

45,234

Engine behavior

34,131

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

33,496

Performance issue

30,074

Vibration/harshness

24,502

Steering behavior

22,404

Noise

22,342

Fluid issue

22,017

Braking behavior

20,397

Thermal issue

19,056

Driver assistance issue

18,932

Safety restraint issue

17,062

Access/entry issue

14,157

Safety restraint behavior

9,202

Electrical issue

7,292

Lighting behavior

7,214

Ride/handling behavior

6,785

Starting behavior

6,525

Smell

5,242

Powering on/off behavior

3,531

Recent change

3,370

HVAC behavior

3,335

Infotainment behavior

3,065

Wiper/washer behavior

2,794

Electrified system issue

563

Communication/network issue

268

Charging behavior

52

Most-reported Ford models

Ranked by total record count. Sparkline shows the last 12 months. Click a model to view year-level data.

1

F-150 Lightning

37,688

2

F-150

37,589

3

F-150 Heritage

37,484

4

Explorer Sport

34,711

5

Explorer Sport Trac

34,696

6

Police Interceptor Utility

34,047

7

Explorer

33,983

8

Escape

28,437

9

Fusion

23,635

10

Police Responder Hybrid

23,336

11

Focus

22,177

12

Taurus

16,980

13

Police Interceptor Sedan

16,859

14

Windstar

14,152

15

Edge

13,605

Browse all Ford models

All Ford models with NHTSA records, listed alphabetically.

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2021 FORD RANGER

Filed May 28, 2026


truck hesitates to go into gear then slams into reverse unexpectedly with a lot of force backing up - almost ran over a family member. Same thing when cold and going from park to drive, almost drove off my driveway down a steep mountain. I believe it is related to TSB 24-2046 No warning lights or anything, dealer has not been able so far to reproduce because the weather warmed up

2022 FORD F-250

Filed May 28, 2026


Cp4 pump failed and truck died pulling out onto the highway and won't restart! Luckily I didn't get hit by other vehicles and couple people helped push it out of the road!!! (I DO HAVE FORD DEALER REPORT STATING CP4 PUMP FAILURE!!!!!)

2016 FORD FUSION

Filed May 28, 2026


The entire engine/motor

2020 FORD F-150

Filed May 28, 2026


10r80 transmission shifts from 7th & 9th gear to 2nd gear causing truck to jerk and over rev. there were two mil lights local shop was able to read and reset once and cleared codes. This just recurred and truck was not able to be driven. Ended up replacing transmission same week as this problem started. New transmission has been fine since.

2018 FORD EDGE

Filed May 28, 2026


See attached document for complaint.

2022 FORD MUSTANG

Filed May 28, 2026


The contact owns a . The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V455000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure while driving up a hill the vehicle…

2016 FORD FUSION

Filed May 28, 2026


See attached document for complaint.

2023 FORD F-150

Filed May 28, 2026


SHIFT SYS FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED

2022 FORD F-150

Filed May 28, 2026


See attached document for complaint.

2020 FORD EDGE

Filed May 28, 2026


Car wouldn't shift into another gear without jerking/popping. It stutters at low speed and we told it's the transmission. I've done research and several people have had same issue.

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.