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2015 Ford Flex backover prevention problems

33 complaints about backover prevention have been filed for the 2015 Ford Flex, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
33 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
99,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When backover prevention problems show up

Backover prevention complaints by mileage, 2015 Ford Flex Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 99,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 99,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 14% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 backover prevention complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the backover prevention complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while the vehicle was shifted into reverse, the back-over prevention camera screen image displayed an unknown service error message, showed an upside-down image, and displayed a blacked-out image occasionally. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the costs.

Reported at 40,000 miles, January 2020

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera failed to display an image. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available.

Reported at 100,000 miles, September 2023

Other problems reported for the 2015 Ford Flex

Backover prevention problems in other years

Backover prevention problems across all Ford models