Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford F-150 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford F-150? 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 F-150 problems by model year
182 recall entries and 27341 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 F-150, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train6946 complaints
- engine4155 complaints
- electrical system2908 complaints
- service brakes2712 complaints
- unknown or other2041 complaints
- vehicle speed control2004 complaints
- steering1801 complaints
- visibility1762 complaints