Best and worst years for the Ford F-150

Of the 36 model years of the Ford F-150 with enough data to compare, the 2013 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,741), and the 1990 has the fewest (54).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	54
1991	132
1992	180
1993	280
1994	389
1995	406
1996	148
1997	1,605
1998	748
1999	689
2000	662
2001	669
2002	372
2003	244
2004	1,312
2005	759
2006	395
2007	309
2008	218
2009	226
2010	668
2011	1,423
2012	1,325
2013	1,741
2014	855
2015	1,285
2016	1,340
2017	734
2018	1,588
2019	1,073
2020	801
2021	1,362
2022	833
2023	602
2024	265
2025	177
2026	19

What stands out

The 2013 stands out, with about 2.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 2004, 2011, 2012.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2013 and 1997. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1991.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	19	19
2025	177	177
2024	265	265
2023	602	602
2022	833	833
2021	1,362	1,362
2020	801	929
2019	1,073	1,733
2018	1,588	2,899
2017	734	1,857
2016	1,340	2,636
2015	1,285	2,282
2014	855	1,956
2013	1,741	3,976
2012	1,325	2,450
2011	1,423	2,986
2010	668	1,137
2009	226	400
2008	218	456
2007	309	625
2006	395	742
2005	759	1,364
2004	1,312	2,432
2003	244	527
2002	372	965
2001	669	1,451
2000	662	1,276
1999	689	1,323
1998	748	1,624
1997	1,605	3,285
1996	148	383
1995	406	788
1994	389	908
1993	280	753
1992	180	553
1991	132	357
1990	54	315