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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

99 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

2,447 Complaints owner reports, all years

B Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2019 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Expedition →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Active NHTSA advisory on 2 model years of the Expedition — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Ford Expedition model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	B	2	0	—	18 mpg
2026	Gas	B	2	10	★★★★★	19 mpg
2025	Gas	D	6	38	★★★★★	19 mpg
2024	Gas	F	7	79	★★★★★	19 mpg
2023	Gas	D	8	65	★★★★★	19 mpg
2022	Gas	F	12	116	★★★★★	19 mpg
2021	Gas	F	12	239	★★★★★	19 mpg	Park outside
2020	Gas	F	18	425	★★★★★	19 mpg	Park outside
2019	Gas	D	11	519	★★★★★	20 mpg
2018	Gas	F	14	382	★★★★★	20 mpg
2017	Gas	D	4	357	★★★★★	18 mpg
2016	Gas	C	3	217	★★★★★	18 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2019

On the filed record so far, the 2019 is the cleanest Expedition year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest. The 2020 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.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2019	D	1.6	74
2022	F	3	29
2016	C	0.3	22	1 critical
2017	D	0.4	40	1 critical
2018	F	1.8	48	1 critical
2023	D	2.7	22	1 critical
2021	F	2.4	48	Advisory
2020	F	3	71	Advisory

Which Ford Expedition years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2016 engine complaints at 1.02× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 63,000 miles). Latest: 2016 electrical system at 2.96× (133,000 miles).

Year	Power Train	Engine	Service Brakes	Seat Belts	Electrical System
2021	1.32×	—	—	—	—
2020	1.6×	1.94×	—	1.55×	—
2019	2.85×	1.76×	—	2.23×	—
2018	2.57×	1.6×	—	—	—
2017	1.62×	1.38×	2.85×	—	2.51×
2016	1.44×	1.02×	1.5×	—	2.96×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Ford Expedition, 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.

transmission and drivetrain problems 882 complaints, every model year engine problems 480 complaints, every model year electrical problems 295 complaints, every model year brake problems 166 complaints, every model year seat belt problems 151 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: best combined mpg 19 → 18
2025: 3 → 2 EPA configurations
2024: 6 → 3 EPA configurations
2022: 4 → 6 EPA configurations
2020: best combined mpg 20 → 19
2018: best combined mpg 18 → 20

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All Expedition head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Expedition vs Kia Telluride · Large SUV	Telluride +18.2
2027 Expedition vs Chevrolet Traverse · Large SUV	Traverse +12.8
2027 Expedition vs Chevrolet Tahoe · Large SUV	Expedition +2.8
2027 Expedition vs Chevrolet Suburban · Large SUV	Expedition +5.4
2027 Expedition vs Hyundai Palisade · Large SUV	Palisade +23.8
2027 Expedition vs BMW X5 · Large SUV	Expedition +3.1
2026 Expedition vs Honda Pilot · Large SUV	Pilot +10.2
2026 Expedition vs Mazda CX-90 · Large SUV	CX-90 +7.5
2026 Expedition vs Toyota Highlander · Large SUV	Highlander +11.5

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 78 of 79 3.3× the mileage of same-age vehicles Ford Expedition owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 67,000 miles across 2018–2021 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 459 readings.

Common questions about the Ford Expedition

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Ford Expedition year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2019 Expedition comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade D (60/100), 11 recalls and 519 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Ford Expedition years should I avoid?

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 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. Every Expedition model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Ford Expedition have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 99 recall campaigns for the Ford Expedition. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.