Ford F-250 by model year

5,848 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford F-250 across 25 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

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
1990	134
1991	145
1992	149
1993	183
1994	156
1995	238
1996	212
1997	348
1998	76
1999	702
2000	417
2001	269
2002	189
2003	151
2004	202
2005	207
2006	332
2007	84
2008	257
2009	92
2010	109
2011	384
2012	423
2013	153
2014	236

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2014	236	Suspension (34%)
2013	153	Suspension (31%)
2012	423	Suspension (30%)	1
2011	384	Suspension (29%)	2
2010	109	Steering (28%)
2009	92	Steering (36%)
2008	257	Steering (32%)	7
2007	84	Steering (29%)	4
2006	332	Suspension (27%)	4
2005	207	Engine (21%)	3
2004	202	Engine (31%)	2
2003	151	Engine (25%)	2
2002	189	Engine (19%)	2
2001	269	Tires (18%)	4
2000	417	Tires (28%)	5
1999	702	Brakes (17%)	14	12 to 14
1998	76	Brakes (18%)	6	11 to 15
1997	348	Tires (14%)	10	13 to 15
1996	212	Tires (18%)	4	13 to 14
1995	238	Brakes (21%)	3	13 to 14
1994	156	Brakes (22%)	8	13 to 14
1993	183	Fuel system (25%)	6	12 to 15
1992	149	Fuel system (24%)	4	12 to 15
1991	145	Brakes (23%)	5	11 to 16
1990	134	Fuel system (34%)	6	12 to 15