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Ford F-250 Sd Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Ford F-250 Sd? 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-250 Sd problems by model year

102 recall entries and 2471 owner complaints on file across 26 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2026 F-250 Sd06No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2025 F-250 Sd613No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2024 F-250 Sd333No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2023 F-250 Sd1543No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2022 F-250 Sd173No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2020 F-250 Sd153No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2019 F-250 Sd128No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2018 F-250 Sd015No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2017 F-250 Sd073No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2016 F-250 Sd010No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2015 F-250 Sd022No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2014 F-250 Sd026No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2013 F-250 Sd021No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2012 F-250 Sd057No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2011 F-250 Sd0122No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2010 F-250 Sd032No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2009 F-250 Sd023No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2008 F-250 Sd0141No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2007 F-250 Sd354No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2006 F-250 Sd3274No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2005 F-250 Sd5295No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2004 F-250 Sd4254No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2003 F-250 Sd6178No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2002 F-250 Sd5245No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2001 F-250 Sd4287No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2000 F-250 Sd4233No NCAP testReliability forecast →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford F-250 Sd, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • engine and engine cooling558 complaints
  • suspension499 complaints
  • steering477 complaints
  • electrical system274 complaints
  • tires197 complaints
  • power train190 complaints
  • service brakes171 complaints
  • engine134 complaints
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