Ford F-250 SD by model year

9,555 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford F-250 SD across 34 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Ford F-250 SD

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1993	4
1994	2
1995	12
1996	11
1997	52
1998	1
1999	304
2000	277
2001	331
2002	282
2003	229
2004	345
2005	381
2006	353
2007	85
2008	175
2009	33
2010	48
2011	189
2012	97
2013	32
2014	37
2015	459
2016	455
2017	1,837
2018	642
2019	1,946
2020	370
2021	218
2022	169
2023	76
2024	63
2025	21
2026	15

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2026	15		7
2025	21		8
2024	63	Electrical system (16%)	4
2023	76	Electrical system (18%)	16
2022	169	Fuel system (18%)	17
2021	218	Fuel system (20%)	12
2020	370	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	14
2019	1,946	Steering (40%)	11
2018	642	Steering (39%)	9
2017	1,837	Steering (39%)	14
2016	455	Steering (26%)	3
2015	459	Steering (28%)	2
2014	37	Suspension (24%)
2013	32	Engine (25%)
2012	97	Engine (29%)
2011	189	Steering (25%)
2010	48	Steering (27%)
2009	33	Engine (21%)
2008	175	Steering (22%)
2007	85	Suspension (37%)	1
2006	353	Suspension (42%)	1
2005	381	Suspension (33%)	3
2004	345	Engine (34%)	2
2003	229	Engine (34%)	4
2002	282	Engine (38%)	3
2001	331	Engine (29%)	2
2000	277	Engine (26%)	2
1999	304	Engine (33%)	2
1998	1		1
1997	52	Engine (23%)	2
1996	11		1
1995	12		1
1994	2		1
1993	4		1