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P0301 on Ford vehicles Cylinder 1 is misfiring

P0301 is named on 43 Ford model years (2016–2026): 98 manufacturer filings and 86 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escape, Edge, Fusion, Explorer, Mustang and 7 more.

Powertrain 43 model years 98 manufacturer filings 86 owner reports

Which Ford model years name P0301

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Ford EscapeEngine419
2018 Ford EscapeEngine113
2017 Ford EdgeEngine410
2017 Ford FusionEngine85
2018 Ford EdgeEngine111
2016 Ford EdgeEngine57
2016 Ford FusionEngine46
2024 Ford EscapePower Train51
2025 Ford ExplorerPower Train41
2024 Ford MustangPower Train5—
2023 Ford EscapePower Train41
2021 Ford RangerEngine5—
2020 Ford RangerPower Train5—
2019 Ford EscapeEngine—5
2019 Ford RangerElectrical System5—
2022 Ford RangerEngine4—
2025 Ford EscapeNot specified3—
2018 Ford GTEngine3—
2017 Ford GTEngine3—
2016 Ford F-150Engine3—
2025 Ford MustangPower Train2—
2024 Ford BroncoSuspension2—
2024 Ford F-150Power Train2—
2021 Ford BroncoEngine2—
2018 Ford FusionEngine—2
2017 Ford FocusEquipment11
2026 Ford ExplorerNot specified1—
2025 Ford BroncoPower Train1—
2025 Ford Bronco SportEngine1—
2025 Ford F-150Power Train1—
2025 Ford MaverickEngine1—
2025 Ford RangerPower Train1—
2024 Ford ExplorerPower Train1—
2024 Ford RangerPower Train1—
2022 Ford GTEngine1—
2021 Ford GTEngine1—
2020 Ford GTEngine1—
2019 Ford ExplorerEngine—1
2019 Ford GTEngine1—
2018 Ford FocusEngine—1

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 133 Power Train 27 Not specified 8 Equipment 5

When Ford owners report it

Reported at 70k

miles, typically

Half of the 21 Ford owner reports naming P0301 that carry an odometer reading fall between 64,000 and 82,000 miles.

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What Ford owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

This vehicle has under 100,000 miles on it and the engine light came on, the code at Autozone and O'Reilly's both read P0301 for bad misfire in coil 1
2016 Ford Edge Sep 15, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Ford filings that name P0301

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0301. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0301 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Cylinder 1 is misfiring.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0301 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 98 manufacturer filings and 86 owner reports naming P0301 on 43 Ford model years (2016–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Ford models does P0301 appear on most?

2017 Escape (23 documents), 2017 Edge (14 documents), 2018 Escape (14 documents).

Does P0301 on a Ford mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.