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2019 Ford Flex backover prevention problems

152 complaints about backover prevention have been filed for the 2019 Ford Flex, which is 46% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
152 46% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When backover prevention problems show up

Backover prevention complaints by mileage, 2019 Ford Flex Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 21 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 27 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 90 complaints that include mileage. 59% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles21
40k to 60k miles27
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 90 backover prevention complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the rearview camera was inoperable or displayed an inverted image while reversing. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera was inoperable, causing the vehicle to hit another parked unoccupied vehicle on one occasion, and the vehicle hit a dumpster pole on another occasion. There was no injury sustained. The contact's vehicle was damaged, but the other vehicle was more damaged.

Reported at 2,450 miles, April 2023 Crash

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while reversing, the rear view camera screen displayed a blue screen. In addition, the error code indicated that the rear view camera display was unavailable. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer was made aware of the failure, and the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer.

Reported at 74,000 miles, April 2026

Other problems reported for the 2019 Ford Flex

Backover prevention problems in other years

Backover prevention problems across all Ford models