Car Defect Radar

Ford F-150 years to avoid (and the best years)

18,891 NHTSA owner complaints and 116 recalls across 16 model years, 2010 to 2025. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

Compared with: Toyota Tundra

Which Ford F-150 years should you avoid?

By NHTSA owner complaints, the Ford F-150 years to avoid are 2013 and 2011. The typical Ford F-150 year has 1,064 complaints on file.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

YearComplaintsvs typical year RecallsCrashes InjuriesOur readMost reported
20251020.1×1362Few red flagsTransmission and drivetrain
20241870.2×111710Few red flagsTransmission and drivetrain
20234080.4×131811Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
20225900.6×232029Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
20211,0090.9×29138Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
20205440.5×111715Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
20191,0000.9×91421Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
20181,9021.8×195845Some concerns to checkTransmission harsh and erratic shifting
20171,1201.1×183732Some concerns to checkEngine
20161,7501.6×145145Some concerns to checkBrake master cylinder failure
20151,4251.3×144078Some concerns to checkBrakes
20141,3621.3×83533Some concerns to checkTransmission and drivetrain
20132,7962.6×37460Approach with cautionTransmission sudden downshifts and lead frame
20121,7171.6×43726Some concerns to checkTransmission sudden downshift to low gear
20112,1372.0×64131Approach with cautionTransmission sudden unexpected downshifts
20108420.8×12328Some concerns to checkWipers and visibility

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 5,848 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Recalls (116)