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P0302 on Ford vehicles Cylinder 2 is misfiring

P0302 is named on 39 Ford model years (2016–2026): 97 manufacturer filings and 174 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Escape, Edge, Fusion, Mustang, Ranger and 7 more.

Powertrain 39 model years 97 manufacturer filings 174 owner reports

Which Ford model years name P0302

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Ford EscapeEngine440
2017 Ford EdgeEngine432
2018 Ford EscapeEngine129
2018 Ford EdgeEngine117
2016 Ford EdgeEngine512
2017 Ford FusionEngine87
2016 Ford FusionEngine410
2019 Ford EscapeEngine—12
2018 Ford FusionEngine—8
2024 Ford MustangPower Train7—
2024 Ford EscapePower Train5—
2021 Ford RangerEngine5—
2020 Ford RangerPower Train5—
2019 Ford FusionEngine—5
2019 Ford RangerElectrical System5—
2025 Ford ExplorerPower Train4—
2023 Ford EscapePower Train4—
2022 Ford RangerEngine4—
2025 Ford EscapeNot specified3—
2018 Ford GTEngine3—
2017 Ford GTEngine3—
2016 Ford F-150Engine3—
2025 Ford MustangPower Train2—
2024 Ford BroncoSuspension2—
2021 Ford BroncoEngine2—
2017 Ford FocusEquipment11
2026 Ford ExplorerNot specified1—
2025 Ford BroncoPower Train1—
2025 Ford Bronco SportEngine1—
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 GTEngine1—
2017 Ford ExplorerEngine—1
2016 Ford EscapeEngine1—

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 219 Power Train 25 Not specified 10 Equipment 6

When Ford owners report it

Reported at 75k

miles, typically

Half of the 37 Ford owner reports naming P0302 that carry an odometer reading fall between 63,000 and 98,000 miles.

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Ford filings that name P0302

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0302. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0302 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Cylinder 2 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 P0302 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 97 manufacturer filings and 174 owner reports naming P0302 on 39 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 P0302 appear on most?

2017 Escape (44 documents), 2017 Edge (36 documents), 2018 Escape (30 documents).

Does P0302 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.