2013 Ford Fusion engine problems

457 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2013 Ford Fusion, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 457 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 90,000 miles 344 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 82
Injuries and deaths: 6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 344 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	25
20k to 40k miles	14
40k to 60k miles	35
60k to 80k miles	63
80k to 100k miles	65
100k to 120k miles	57
120k to 140k miles	37
140k to 160k miles	19
160k to 180k miles	14
180k to 200k miles	6
200k+ miles	9

What the data shows

Of the 344 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 82 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

My 2013 ford fusion caught on fire while my family and I were driving on the 405 freeway. We barely got out alive and the car was completely incinerated...burnt to pieces ! Ireceived a recall for engine fires after the car caught fire and nearly took our lives!!. My 8 year old disabled daughter is so traumatized from this car fire. I don't know how ford can continue to still make these death trap cars.

Reported at 75,000 miles, November 2016 FireInjury

While driving on 95 north from us 100 to palm coast parkway I started to smell coolant in the car started to overheat. The engine shut off I put it in neutral and coast until he came to a stop. Upon opening the hood I saw a 2 to 3 inch hole in the side of the hose going from the radiator to the engine.

Reported at 123,000 miles, October 2018

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ford models