Ford Flex problems, by model year and system
458 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford Flex 2016–2019, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — backup camera and parking sensor (198), body and structure (88). 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 Flex complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | backup camera and parking sensor | body and structure |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 251 in all | 148 | 58 |
| 2018 67 in all | 15 | 18 |
| 2017 42 in all | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 98 in all | 28 | 9 |
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 Flex system draws the most complaints?
Backup camera and parking sensor: 198 complaints across 4 model years, 43% of everything owners filed about the Ford Flex. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford Flex year has the most complaints?
2019 (251), 2016 (98), 2018 (67). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.