Ford F-450 SD by model year

635 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford F-450 SD across 35 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-450 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
1992	3
1993	5
1994	3
1995	2
1996	5
1997	9
1998	1
1999	76
2000	59
2001	28
2002	15
2003	18
2004	43
2005	47
2006	44
2007	19
2008	105
2009	5
2010	4
2011	11
2012	5
2013	2
2014	2
2015	2
2016	1
2017	1
2019	5
2021	27
2022	37
2023	9
2024	17
2025	2
2026	4

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2026	4		4
2025	2		5
2024	17		3
2023	9		13
2022	37	Electrical system (27%)	14
2021	27	Electrical system (22%)	12
2020			10
2019	5		9
2018			7
2017	1		11
2016	1		3
2015	2		4
2014	2		4
2013	2		8
2012	5		7
2011	11		8
2010	4		6
2009	5		5
2008	105	Engine (38%)	3
2007	19		1
2006	44	Fuel system (61%)	1
2005	47	Fuel system (55%)	4
2004	43	Fuel system (47%)	2
2003	18		5
2002	15		4
2001	28	Fuel system (29%)	7
2000	59	Tires (36%)	5
1999	76	Brakes (20%)	9
1998	1		2
1997	9		3
1996	5		2
1995	2		2
1994	3		2
1993	5		3
1992	3		1