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2022 Ford Bronco Sport problems

NHTSA has received 554 complaints about the 2022 Ford Bronco Sport, and 17% of them involve fuel system. After that come engine (16%) and electrical system (14%).

At a glance

Complaints
554 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Fuel system 17% of complaints
Crashes and fires
25 and 23
Injuries and deaths
31 and 0
Typical mileage
33,000 miles 102 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2022 Ford Bronco Sport Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 33,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 37 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 26 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 22 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 33,000 miles
Based on 102 complaints that include mileage. 83% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles37
20k to 40k miles26
40k to 60k miles22
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 102 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 33,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 44,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 23 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Ford Bronco Sport with enough data (554 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 15 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

The contact's daughter owned a 2022 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated that an intermittent fuel odor would emit from the vehicle without warning. The contact had inspected the vehicle and did not detect any leaks or defects. The contact stated that while his daughter was stopped in a parking lot, an "engine compartment hot" warning message appeared on the instrument panel as an unknown color smoke began to emit from the vehicle. The vehicle quickly caught fire soon after the smoke began.

Reported at 2,700 miles, May 2023 FireInjury

The contact owned a 2022 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced abnormal gear shifts. Additionally, the contact noticed a gasoline odor and a burning plastic odor coming from the A/C vents. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal to come to a complete stop at the stop sign, the vehicle failed to respond. The message "ABS Failure " was displayed, and several unknown warning lights were illuminated.

Reported at 80,000 miles, June 2024 FireInjury

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated that the pre-collision assist, cruise control, active lane change assist, and the ABS warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle experienced a loss of power of steering assist. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where unknown software were reprogrammed twice; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.

Reported at 6,000 miles, January 2023

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45-50 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle made an abnormal chugging sound and was losing motive power. The contact had received four recall notification letters for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V467000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 47,700 miles, July 2026

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