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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Expedition problems by model year
143 recall entries and 6412 owner complaints on file across 27 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 train1227 complaints
- electrical system1033 complaints
- engine784 complaints
- engine and engine cooling694 complaints
- vehicle speed control603 complaints
- service brakes504 complaints
- tires403 complaints
- unknown or other402 complaints