Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Fusion Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Fusion Hybrid? 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 Fusion Hybrid problems by model year
1 recall entry and 1196 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2019 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 59 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 68 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 53 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2015 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 46 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 65 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Fusion Hybrid | 1 | 126 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2012 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 96 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2011 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 132 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2010 Fusion Hybrid | 0 | 508 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Fusion Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering295 complaints
- air bags236 complaints
- service brakes193 complaints
- power train148 complaints
- electrical system135 complaints
- engine124 complaints
- unknown or other77 complaints
- vehicle speed control67 complaints