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Reliability & cost of ownership

Ford F-350 Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Ford F-350? 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-350 problems by model year

41 recall entries and 3362 owner complaints on file across 20 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2021 F-350086No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2020 F-3500177No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2019 F-3500451No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2018 F-3500194No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2017 F-3500480No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2016 F-3500187No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2015 F-3500189No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2014 F-350091No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2013 F-350176No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2012 F-3500149No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2009 F-350328No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2008 F-3507131No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2007 F-350336No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2006 F-3504145No NCAP testFull reliability report →
2005 F-3503115No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2004 F-3503159No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2003 F-350388No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2002 F-3503116No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2001 F-3506160No NCAP testFull reliability report →
2000 F-3505304No NCAP testFull reliability report →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford F-350, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • steering1198 complaints
  • suspension953 complaints
  • engine245 complaints
  • power train227 complaints
  • engine and engine cooling225 complaints
  • unknown or other217 complaints
  • tires215 complaints
  • wheels212 complaints
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