2016 Ford F-150 brakes problems

342 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2016 Ford F-150, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 342 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 34,000 miles 266 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 24 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 18 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 266 complaints that include mileage. 74% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	104
20k to 40k miles	42
40k to 60k miles	50
60k to 80k miles	38
80k to 100k miles	18
100k to 120k miles	7
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 266 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 74% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 24 crashes, 18 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact rented a 2016 ford f-150. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal traveled to the floor. The vehicle failed to come to a complete stop and crashed into a guardrail. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained back, neck, and shoulder pains. The front passenger sustained back and shoulder pains. The rear passenger on the driver side sustained ankle back and neck pains. The rear passenger on the passenger side sustained back and shoulder pains. A police report was filed.

September 2016 CrashInjury

After 71k miles, the brake master cylinder needs replaced due to brake fluid internal leaking to the brake boosters. Lost all control of braking power. $1100 repair to replace master cylinder and brake boosters. This happened on 7/6/2019 while driving home. The low brake fluid light came on while driving and noticed substantial loss in braking power and had to push brake pedal all the way down to slow the truck to a stop at stop sign.

Reported at 71,000 miles, July 2019

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Ford models