Ford Bronco
Every model year 2021–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.
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Which model year the record favours
Source: recalls and complaints per year on the roadOn the filed record so far, the 2021 is the cleanest Bronco year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest. The 2023 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.
Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.
What owners filed about the Ford Bronco, by system
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.
What changed year to year
Source: computed from the filed record- 2026: 10 → 9 EPA configurations
- 2025: 12 → 10 EPA configurations
- 2024: 13 → 12 EPA configurations
- 2023: 12 → 13 EPA configurations
- 2022: best combined mpg 21 → 20; 10 → 12 EPA configurations
In the studies
Source: computed from the same record, method on each pageCommon questions about the Ford Bronco
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsWhich Ford Bronco year is the best used buy?
On the recall record, the 2021 Bronco comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade F (38/100), 20 recalls and 230 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.
What Ford Bronco years should I avoid?
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet.
How many recalls does the Ford Bronco have?
Across model years 2021–2026, NHTSA has posted 105 recall campaigns for the Ford Bronco. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.