Ford F-150 problems, by model year and system
10,822 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford F-150 2016–2026, and the 9 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (4,206), engine (2,105), electrical (1,254), brake (748), visibility and wiper (575). Each system has a page across the years; 40 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Visibility and wiper problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Body and structure problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Exterior lighting problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Ford F-150 complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | engine | electrical | brake | visibility and wiper | body and structure | exterior lighting | fuel system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 15 in all | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 125 in all | 31 | — | 26 | 28 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2024 225 in all | 65 | 24 | 57 | 14 | — | — | 53 | 5 |
| 2023 503 in all | 191 | 43 | 121 | 55 | 33 | — | 24 | 9 |
| 2022 806 in all | 235 | 59 | 192 | — | 47 | — | 65 | 99 |
| 2021 1,277 in all | 441 | 130 | 176 | 77 | 149 | — | 113 | 106 |
| 2020 730 in all | 356 | 139 | 86 | 19 | 63 | 22 | — | — |
| 2019 1,329 in all | 735 | 384 | 99 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2018 2,311 in all | 1,016 | 594 | 172 | 93 | 91 | 193 | — | — |
| 2017 1,442 in all | 546 | 382 | 134 | 116 | — | 110 | — | — |
| 2016 2,059 in all | 588 | 347 | 188 | 341 | 151 | 201 | — | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Ford F-150 system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 4,206 complaints across 11 model years, 39% of everything owners filed about the Ford F-150. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford F-150 year has the most complaints?
2018 (2,311), 2016 (2,059), 2017 (1,442). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.