Ford Ranger problems, by model year and system
699 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford Ranger 2019–2026, and the 1 system the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (272). 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 Ranger complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|
| 2026 6 in all | 2 |
| 2025 42 in all | 15 |
| 2024 84 in all | 33 |
| 2023 18 in all | 5 |
| 2022 37 in all | 17 |
| 2021 116 in all | 58 |
| 2020 128 in all | 48 |
| 2019 268 in all | 94 |
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 Ranger system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 272 complaints across 8 model years, 39% of everything owners filed about the Ford Ranger. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford Ranger year has the most complaints?
2019 (268), 2020 (128), 2021 (116). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.