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P0305 on Ford vehicles Cylinder 5 is misfiring

P0305 is named on 11 Ford model years (2016–2026): 25 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Edge, Fusion, F-150, GT, Explorer.

Powertrain 11 model years 25 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Ford model years name P0305

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Ford EdgeEngine31
2017 Ford FusionEngine4—
2016 Ford EdgeEngine4—
2018 Ford GTEngine3—
2017 Ford GTEngine3—
2016 Ford F-150Engine3—
2026 Ford ExplorerNot specified1—
2022 Ford GTEngine1—
2021 Ford GTEngine1—
2020 Ford GTEngine1—
2019 Ford GTEngine1—

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 21 Fuel/Propulsion System 3 Equipment 1 Not specified 1
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Ford filings that name P0305

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0305. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0305 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Cylinder 5 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 P0305 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 25 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0305 on 11 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 P0305 appear on most?

2017 Edge (4 documents), 2016 Edge (4 documents), 2017 Fusion (4 documents).

Does P0305 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.