Best and worst years for the Ford F-250 SD

Of the 27 model years of the Ford F-250 SD with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,850), and the 1997 has the fewest (11).

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)
1991	0
1992	0
1993	1
1994	0
1995	0
1996	1
1997	11
1998	1
1999	111
2000	120
2001	187
2002	163
2003	154
2004	224
2005	315
2006	314
2007	74
2008	132
2009	25
2010	40
2011	168
2012	80
2013	28
2014	37
2015	242
2016	182
2017	1,633
2018	594
2019	1,850
2020	337
2021	218
2022	169
2023	76
2024	63
2025	21
2026	15

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 11.3 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2017. Or the years with the fewest: 1997 and 2009.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	15	15
2025	21	21
2024	63	63
2023	76	76
2022	169	169
2021	218	218
2020	337	370
2019	1,850	1,946
2018	594	642
2017	1,633	1,837
2016	182	455
2015	242	459
2014	37	37
2013	28	32
2012	80	97
2011	168	189
2010	40	48
2009	25	33
2008	132	175
2007	74	85
2006	314	353
2005	315	381
2004	224	345
2003	154	229
2002	163	282
2001	187	331
2000	120	277
1999	111	304
1998	1	1
1997	11	52
1996	1	11
1995	0	12
1994	0	2
1993	1	4
1992	0	3
1991	0	1