Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Expedition Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Expedition? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Ford Expedition problems by model year
183 recall entries and 6,761 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Expedition, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train1,365 complaints
- electrical system1,058 complaints
- engine811 complaints
- engine and engine cooling697 complaints
- vehicle speed control619 complaints
- unknown or other458 complaints
- tires404 complaints
- structure370 complaints