2016 Ford F-250 SD problems
NHTSA has received 455 complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 SD, and 26% of them involve steering. Next are suspension (25%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 455 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 184 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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 12 |
What the data shows
Of the 184 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (44 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Ford F-250 SD with enough data (182 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
The contact owned a Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH the contact heard a loud pop from the engine. The contact stated that immediately after hearing the noise smoke started to emanate from the engine. The vehicle caught fire. The driver sustained a hand injury. Medical attention was needed. The fire department extinguished the fire. The fire and police reports were available. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 ford f-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 35 MPH and towing a trailer with his atv on, a vehicle in front was making a left turn and the driver depressed the brake pedal. An unknown warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the vehicle in front that was making a left turn.
I totaled my 2016 ford f-250. I slammed into a dodge ram at about 45MPH. My f-250 broke the suspension, steering, bent the frame, crumpled the engine compartment and broke the brakes. My airbags did not deploy.
Vehicle was purchased from priorty ford in norfolk, va on sunday march 21st 2021. Incident #1 march 22nd 2021: front driver's tire completely blew on highway en route to tennesse an hour and a half out of gatlinburg, tn. Speedometer was also not functioning properly prior to saying we were driving a faster than actual MPH (confirmed while using GPS).
Sunroof exploded at 0530 in the morning the truck is only 9 months old and the sunroof has never been opened dealer saying ford does not cover under bumper to bumper nor under the extensive extended warranty we purchased