Ford F-250 Super Duty problems, by model year and system
3,662 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford F-250 Super Duty 2016–2027, and the 5 systems the record is deep on — steering (1,943), fuel system (290), electrical (211), transmission and drivetrain (194), body and structure (88). Each system has a page across the years; 9 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 communicationsSteering 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 →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain 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 →
Ford F-250 Super Duty complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | steering | fuel system | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | body and structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 9 in all | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2025 16 in all | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 2024 38 in all | 4 | — | 10 | 6 | — |
| 2023 43 in all | 4 | — | 14 | 7 | — |
| 2022 123 in all | 7 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 7 |
| 2021 165 in all | 15 | 42 | 18 | 25 | — |
| 2020 263 in all | 46 | 64 | 27 | 74 | — |
| 2019 1,164 in all | 776 | 50 | 33 | 45 | — |
| 2018 397 in all | 252 | 21 | — | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 1,155 in all | 717 | 56 | 55 | — | 66 |
| 2016 289 in all | 118 | 27 | 26 | — | — |
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-250 Super Duty system draws the most complaints?
Steering: 1,943 complaints across 12 model years, 53% of everything owners filed about the Ford F-250 Super Duty. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford F-250 Super Duty year has the most complaints?
2019 (1,164), 2017 (1,155), 2018 (397). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.