Ford F-350 Super Duty problems, by model year and system
1,951 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford F-350 Super Duty 2016–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — steering (791), transmission and drivetrain (139). Each system has a page across the years; 2 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 communicationsFord F-350 Super Duty complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | steering | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 7 in all | — | 3 |
| 2025 14 in all | — | 5 |
| 2024 44 in all | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 41 in all | — | 4 |
| 2022 111 in all | 16 | 14 |
| 2021 96 in all | — | 10 |
| 2020 188 in all | 35 | 54 |
| 2019 467 in all | 266 | — |
| 2018 201 in all | 101 | — |
| 2017 573 in all | 292 | 26 |
| 2016 209 in all | 77 | 17 |
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-350 Super Duty system draws the most complaints?
Steering: 791 complaints across 12 model years, 41% of everything owners filed about the Ford F-350 Super Duty. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford F-350 Super Duty year has the most complaints?
2017 (573), 2019 (467), 2016 (209). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.