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2024 Ford Bronco problems

The 2024 Ford Bronco has 123 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns electrical system. Next are body & structure (12%) and brakes (7%).

At a glance

Complaints
123 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 15% of complaints
Crashes and fires
9 and 8
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0
Typical mileage
6,000 miles 19 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%.

  • Electrical system 15%
  • Body & structure 12%
  • Brakes 7%
  • Drivetrain & axles 7%
  • Engine 6%
  • Suspension 6%
  • Lane departure 5%
  • Lighting 4%
  • Steering 4%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2024 Ford Bronco Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 6,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 17 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 6,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles17
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 6,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2024 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Ford Bronco with enough data (123 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 16 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.

Brakes did not engage. Rearended another driver. Have not gotten it to dealer yet. Police report made. Insurance working on claim. Need to get fixed first before getting it to the dealer to check systems. Found warning messages in the Ford app after incident, but nothing on dashboard to signal an issue.

February 2026 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2024 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "Pre-Collision System Fault Detected" message was displayed. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 5,000 miles, April 2025

The contact owns a 2024 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while driving and coming to a stop, the Engine Auto Start-Stop system failed to engage, and the engine revved significantly, causing the vehicle to move forward unintendedly. The contact stated that the failure persisted while standing on the brake pedal, requiring the contact to shift to neutral(N) or to park(P) to stop the engine. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on two occasions.

Reported at 6,000 miles, September 2025

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