2016 Ford F-150 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 201 complaints for the 2016 Ford F-150, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 201 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 66 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 134 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Seat headrest protrudes too much out of the seat and it pushes forward head of some drivers. The only adjustments available (slide up and down, tilt top forward) do nothing to alleviate the issue. The lack of ability to "scoot" the entire headrest backwards causes back and neck pain while driving for as little as 10 minutes. One solution people are resorting to is to re-insert the headrest backwards, but the tilting mechanism prevent the head from being stopped and sent backwards in the event of an accident.
Purchased used 2016 f-150 in oct 2017. Shortly after purchase tailgate would randomly open while vehicle was in motion. Power tailgate would also open when key fob was used to lock vehicle. Tail lights would also illuminate brightly as if brakes were applied when they were not when vehicle was in motion. Other times tail lights would flicker on and off when vehicle was in motion. When computer was scanned no trouble codes were found.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Ford F-150
- Drivetrain & axles 603 complaints
- Engine 345 complaints
- Brakes 342 complaints
- Electrical system 189 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 151 complaints
- Cruise control 101 complaints
- Fuel system 95 complaints
- Steering 65 complaints