Ford Flex by model year

2,573 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Flex across 11 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 Flex

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
2009	272
2010	181
2011	178
2012	89
2013	780
2014	325
2015	133
2016	137
2017	56
2018	91
2019	331

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2019	331	Backover prevention (46%)	4	17 to 19
2018	91	Body & structure (21%)	3	17 to 19
2017	56	Suspension (23%)	4	17 to 19
2016	137	Backover prevention (23%)	3	17 to 19
2015	133	Backover prevention (25%)	4	18 to 20
2014	325	Steering (20%)	4	18 to 20
2013	780	Electrical system (26%)	6	18 to 20
2012	89	Steering (27%)	2	18 to 19
2011	178	Steering (32%)	2	18 to 19
2010	181	Engine (21%)	1	18 to 20
2009	272	Engine (19%)	1	18 to 19