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2017 Ford Fusion

Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas

Midsize Cars
7 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

68 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Counts recalls, not crash safety — this vehicle earned 5 of 5 stars from NHTSA. A much-recalled best-seller scores low here; see the methodology.

Recalls1 critical 4

Complaints45 crash · 10 fire · 38 injured reported 1,204

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 42 mpg

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2017 Ford Fusion is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid, hybrid and gas midsize sedan with 7 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid, is EPA-rated at 42 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 1204 complaints, most often about the engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

2017 Ford Fusion

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	FWD	2.0L 4-cyl + 68 kW DCPM	43	41	42 (57 MPGe blended)	22 mi electric	35	2.5 h	$1,600
Fusion Hybrid FWD	Hybrid	FWD	2.0L 4-cyl + 280V Li-Ion	43	41	42	—	—	—	$1,600
Fusion FWD	Gas	FWD	1.5L 4-cyl turbo	23	34	27	—	—	—	$2,500
Fusion FWD	Gas	FWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	21	31	25	—	—	—	$2,700
Fusion FWD	Gas	FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	21	32	25	—	—	—	$2,700
Fusion AWD	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	20	29	23	—	—	—	$2,900
Fusion AWD	Gas	AWD	2.7L 6-cyl turbo	17	26	20	—	—	—	$3,350

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37470, 37383, 37382, 37402, 37429, 37381, 37620.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid	8–9 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30/TZEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay Elite
Fusion Hybrid FWD	8 / 10	LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay
Fusion FWD	8–9 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30/PZEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Fusion AWD, Fusion FWD	7 / 10	LEV-III ULEV70 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 70	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Fusion FWD	6–7 / 10	LEV-III ULEV70 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 / LEV-III ULEV125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sedan/Saloon
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	6
Displacement	3.5 L
Engine configuration	V-Shaped

Engine Output

Horsepower

288 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Seating

Seat rows	2
Seating capacity	5 seats

Transmission

Drivetrain

FWD/Front-Wheel Drive

Driver assistance

Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Backup camera, Electronic stability control

Optional: Adaptive cruise control, Automatic emergency braking, Blind-spot monitoring, Forward collision warning, Lane departure warning, Lane keeping assist, Pedestrian automatic emergency braking

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: SE, SE Hybrid, SEL, Titanium). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	191.7 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	72.8–73.2 in
Height	57.5–58.3 in
Wheelbase	112.2 in
Track, front	62.2–62.6 in
Track, rear	62.2–62.6 in
Curb weight	3,435–3,962 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	59/41

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 3 configurations: 4-door Sedan, 4-door Sedan Energi PHEV, 4-door Sedan Hybrid. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (4)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic

23S12

1,280,726 vehicles 45% reported repaired

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. The front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid. Risk A brake fluid leak will increase brake pedal travel and extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the front brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S12.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V162000 reported Mar 10, 2023 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Steering

18S08

1,301,986 vehicles 77% reported repaired built Jul 25, 2013 – Mar 2, 2018

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Fusion vehicles. The steering wheel retaining bolt may loosen allowing the steering wheel to detach while driving. Risk A steering wheel detachment can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel bolt with a longer bolt, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S08.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 18V167000 reported Mar 12, 2018 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Power Train

17S16

6,026 vehicles 76% reported repaired built May 4, 2017 – Jun 15, 2017

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Edge and Fusion vehicles. On vehicles with 2.0L gas engines and six-speed automatic transmissions, the torque converter weld studs may have been inadequately welded. Risk If the torque converter weld studs fail, the torque converter will not be connected to the engine flexplate and the vehicle will lose the ability to move, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Ford or Lincoln will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converters, free of charge. The recall began August 25, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S16.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 17V427000 reported Jul 6, 2017 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Seats

16S43

25 vehicles 84% reported repaired built Sep 27, 2016 – Sep 28, 2016

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured September 27, 2016, to September 28, 2016. The left rear seat backs pivot pins may have been improperly welded. Risk During a crash, the improper welds may fail, allowing any stowed luggage to move into the passenger compartment, increasing the risk of injury. Fix Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left hand, second row seat back frame, free of charge. The recall began January 10, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S43.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 16V874000 reported Dec 5, 2016 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021. On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings — Front Brake Jounce Hose Failures closed

On August 8, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 50 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging front brake jounce hose ruptures on model year (MY) 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. A ruptured front brake hose results in a brake fluid leak. As a result, the driver may experience an increase in pedal travel and a reduction in the rate of deceleration, increasing the risk of a crash. It should be noted that the subject vehicles identified fell outside the scope of NHTSA Safety Recall 20V-469, which addressed front brake hoses rupturing on certain MY 2015-2018 Ford Edge and 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles. The result causes a brake fl

Opened Aug 8, 2022 · closed Mar 24, 2023 · action RQ22004 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific Fusion

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2017 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Ford publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Ford’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2017 Ford Fusion, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

1204complaints filed

45 involved a crash · 10 a fire · 38 injuries · 0 deaths reported

42 per 10,000 built · Ford reported 288,752 Fusion built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2016: 5 · 2017: 55 · 2018: 54 · 2019: 76 · 2020: 95 · 2021: 72 · 2022: 125 · 2023: 240 · 2024: 253 · 2025: 161 · 2026: 68

Most-cited components

Engine → 539

Power Train → 338

Electrical System → 146

Unspecified 121

Service Brakes → 113

Steering → 67

In depth: engine problems → · transmission and drivetrain problems → · electrical problems → · brake problems → · steering problems →

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion Energi. The contact stated that after her son had parked and turned off the vehicle and upon returning to the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with battery failure.

Electrical System at 160,000 miles Jan 2, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11633731

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion Energi. The contact stated while depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal failed to return to the original position; or would not respond immediately and effectively to stop the vehicle. The brake warning light was illuminated.

Service Brakes at 100,000 miles Jun 10, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11593385

I lost power while on the Freeway any indicators flashed: "see manual", "pre-collision assist not available", "service advance track", "downhill assist not available", the check engine light was on. It seems that when to limp mode. I took it to the Ford fusion dealer so they could check the car.

Engine Sep 3, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11762014

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion Energi. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, with the steering wheel feeling abnormally loose. No warning lights were illuminated.

Steering at 60,000 miles Apr 5, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11581407

I have not been in a crash but the air bag sensor remains on after starting the car

Air Bags at 63,450 miles Jun 8, 2019 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11218609

When I turn on the defroster, the air recirculator turns off. In traffic, this lets exhaust from other cars enter the car, so I either have to breath in exhaust or drive with a fogged up windshield. I can't have the air recirculator on and the defroster. I either have to breath in exhaust or drive with a fogged windshield.

Visibility/Wiper Mar 1, 2019 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11183447

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Ford itself: 34 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 9 killed, 45 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 12 per 100,000 built. Every Fusion model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 70k

miles, typically

Half the 654 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 42,000 and 97,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

under 10k 51

10k–20k 29

20k–30k 36

30k–40k 40

40k–50k 38

50k–60k 49

60k–70k 70

70k–80k 80

80k–90k 63

90k–100k 45

100k–150k 122

150k + 31

Median mileage by component

Component	Reports	Median miles	Vs same age
Engine	283	77,500	1.34×
Power Train	206	80,000	2.0×
Electrical System	92	29,000	0.83×
Service Brakes	54	80,000	2.42×
Steering	41	41,930	1.4×
Unspecified	39	32,000	—
Air Bags	21	40,000	1.18×
Fuel/Propulsion System	19	52,000	1.41×

Vs same age is this model year’s median for the system divided by the median of every 2017-model-year complaint about the same system, all makes: under 1× means owners of this car reported it at lower mileage. Here, owners reported later: power train (2.0×), service brakes (2.42×). Which systems go early across the whole fleet: the component study.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
4 DR AWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%
4 DR FWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%
4 DR FWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%
4 DR FWD	not rated	not rated	not rated	★★★★☆	11%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Driver-assist crash reports (3)

Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01

3reports filed

3 no injury reported

Jul 2021 to Oct 2021 · 0 with an air bag deployment · 0 towed

What was engaged, and what was hit

System named: HYP7.1 (2), 7.1 (1)

Crash partner: Other 2 · Passenger Car 1

Filed by: NVIDIA CORP

Incident	System	Struck	Injury alleged	State	Speed	Report
Oct 2021	Level 2 · 7.1	Other	no injury reported	CA	10 mph	30571-1493
Aug 2021	Level 2 · HYP7.1	Other	no injury reported	WA	—	30571-1224
Jul 2021	Level 2 · HYP7.1	Passenger Car	no injury reported	CA	15 mph	30571-1219

From the manufacturer’s own filing

The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.

Vehicle was in actuation heading North on [redacted], vehicle began to hug the passenger side curb, just yards away from the [redacted] (NVIDIA building) driveway in preparation for right turn. Vehicle executed a right turn into [redacted] (NVIDIA building) driveway.

NVIDIA CORP report 30571-1493 Oct 2021 NHTSA SGO filing

While actuating, the driver was taking the second to last turn in the [redacted] at [redacted] and [redacted] and the bumper made contact with the curb due to taking the turn too wide. Car actually drove on top of the curb and came down. Bumper was on top of the curb

NVIDIA CORP report 30571-1224 Aug 2021 NHTSA SGO filing

At approximately 15:40 car # 28 was a the intersection of [redacted] and [redacted]. Car # 28 proceeded forward into the intersection attempting to make a left turn from [redacted] onto [redacted] heading east. As car # 28 was taking its left turn, vehicle # 2 was behind Car # 28 and attempted to cut off car # 28 to the inside.

NVIDIA CORP report 30571-1219 Jul 2021 NHTSA SGO filing

A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 386

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-02-24

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 386 service bulletins

Most often about: Electrical System, Engine, Equipment, Power Train, Seats.

SSM 54601 Service bulletin
2026-02-24 · Electrical System
Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module (BCM). Th
SSM 54504 Service bulletin
2026-01-16 · Fuel/Propulsion System
Some 2016-2017 Edge/MKX, 2017 Continental/Fusion/MKZ vehicles equipped with a 2.7L or 3.0L EcoBoost engine and built on 1-Apr-2016 and through 1-Jan-2017 may exhibit white or blue smoke from the exhaust, rough idle in neutral or park at normal operating temperature or after a hot restart. The vehicle may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DT
TSB 25-2570 Service bulletin
2025-11-26 · Electrical System
This article supersedes TSB 24-2165 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to: Display operation concerns Navigation inoperative Voice recognition concerns Phone connection issues Dropped phone connections Applink related performance Travel Link not present
SSM 54366 Service bulletin
2025-11-12 · Power Train
Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. Pinpoint test HK in the Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) or in Section 303-14 of the Workshop Manual (WSM) has been updated to address this concern.
TSB 25-2395 Service bulletin
2025-08-27 · Engine
This article supersedes TSB 24-2345 to update the Service Procedure. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an oil leak from the engine oil pan RTV seal. This may be due to a lack of RTV adhesion.
SSM 53174 Service bulletin
2024-11-27 · Unknown Or Other
Various vehicles equipped with a 2.7L or a 3.0L gas engine may require a crankshaft bolt replacement during repairs. Various vehicles equipped with a 2.7L or a 3.0L gas engine may require a crankshaft bolt replacement during repairs.
TSB 24-2345 Service bulletin
2024-11-26 · Unknown Or Other
Some 2015-2017 Edge, 2016-2017 MKX, 2017 Fusion/MKZ/Continental vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost or 3.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an oil leak from the engine oil pan RTV seal.
SSM 53040 Service bulletin
2024-10-10 · Unknown Or Other
While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0316 P0316 on Ford →	Misfire in the first seconds after start-up.	Engine	31 bulletins · 3 owner reports
P0300 P0300 on Ford →	Misfire detected, but not isolated to one cylinder.	Engine · Ignition coils →	29 bulletins · 4 owner reports
P0217 P0217 on Ford →	The engine has run hotter than its permitted limit.	Engine	30 bulletins · 2 owner reports
P1299 P1299 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	27 bulletins · 2 owner reports
P1285 P1285 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	22 bulletins · 1 owner report
P0302 P0302 on Ford →	Cylinder 2 is misfiring.	Engine · Ignition coils →	8 bulletins · 7 owner reports
P0301 P0301 on Ford →	Cylinder 1 is misfiring.	Engine · Ignition coils →	8 bulletins · 5 owner reports
P0012 P0012 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	10 bulletins · 1 owner report
P0014 P0014 on Ford →	The second camshaft on bank 1 is timed further advanced than commanded.	Power Train	10 bulletins · 1 owner report
P0011 P0011 on Ford →	Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded.	Power Train	10 bulletins
P0015 P0015 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	10 bulletins
P0016 P0016 on Ford →	The crankshaft and camshaft are not where they should be relative to each other — timing, chain or phaser.	Power Train	10 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 2.7%

failed emissions

4,520 initial inspections of 4,418 vehicles.

Measure	The 2017 Fusion	Every 2017 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	2.7%	3.7%	4,510
Failed the safety inspection	2.4%	2.1%	4,520
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.31%	0.25%	4,520
Miles driven a year	10,237	10,048	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	94,938	93,238	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2017 vehicle” is every 2017 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Fusion by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2020 D 3 235 42 mpg 2019 D 4 473 42 mpg 2018 C 2 508 42 mpg 2017 this page D 4 1,204 42 mpg 2016 F 13 1,728 41 mpg

Common questions about the 2017 Fusion

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2017 Ford Fusion have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 4 recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford Fusion, 1 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 18V167000, covering Steering. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2017 Ford Fusion?

NHTSA gave the 2017 Ford Fusion 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 4-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it D (68/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 Ford Fusion?

Across the 7 EPA-rated configurations of the 2017 Ford Fusion, the best EPA combined figure is 42 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions). Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2017 Ford Fusion?

Transport Canada measured it at 191.7 in long, 72.8–73.2 in wide (body, without mirrors), 57.5–58.3 in tall, on a 112.2 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 3,435–3,962 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2017 Ford Fusion?

Owners have filed 1204 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Ford Fusion, most often about engine, power train, electrical system. Of those, 45 involved a crash, 10 a fire, 38 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2017 Ford Fusion?

The EPA smog rating for the 2017 Ford Fusion runs 6 to 9 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30/PZEV, California LEV-III SULEV30/TZEV, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70, LEV-III SULEV30, LEV-III ULEV125, LEV-III ULEV70 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 Ford Fusion?

The manufacturer has filed 386 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2017 Ford Fusion, most often covering electrical system, engine, equipment. The most recent is dated 2026-02-24. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2017 Ford Fusion do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2017 Ford Fusion failed the emissions check on 2.7% of first inspections — lower than the 3.7% for every 2017 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 2.4% (every 2017 vehicle: 2.1%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	7 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	7 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	4	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	1204	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	4 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	386	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	2	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports	3	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	11 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

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Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2017 Ford Fusion

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Engine Basics

Engine Output

Fuel Economy

Seating

Transmission

Driver assistance

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (4)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Steering

Power Train

Seats

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific Fusion

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2017 Ford Fusion

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

When owners reported it

miles, typically

Median mileage by component

Crash ratings

Driver-assist crash reports (3)

What was engaged, and what was hit

From the manufacturer’s own filing

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

At the New York inspection station

failed emissions

Fusion by model year

Common questions about the 2017 Fusion

Does the 2017 Ford Fusion have any recalls?

How safe is the 2017 Ford Fusion?

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 Ford Fusion?

What are the dimensions of the 2017 Ford Fusion?

What do owners complain about on the 2017 Ford Fusion?

How clean is the 2017 Ford Fusion?

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 Ford Fusion?

How does the 2017 Ford Fusion do at state inspection?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method