Ford Ranger by model year

10,212 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Ranger across 30 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 Ranger

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
1990	141
1991	145
1992	231
1993	272
1994	531
1995	451
1996	533
1997	536
1998	744
1999	966
2000	849
2001	687
2002	449
2003	310
2004	463
2005	353
2006	317
2007	286
2008	344
2009	179
2010	171
2011	260
2019	356
2020	161
2021	164
2022	54
2023	21
2024	148
2025	74
2026	13

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	13		8	17 to 23
2025	74	Drivetrain & axles (23%)	13	17 to 23
2024	148	Drivetrain & axles (26%)	13	17 to 22
2023	21		4	19 to 23
2022	54	Drivetrain & axles (32%)	5	19 to 23
2021	164	Drivetrain & axles (37%)	6	18 to 23
2020	161	Drivetrain & axles (30%)	7	18 to 23	4 stars
2019	356	Drivetrain & axles (25%)	11	18 to 23	4 stars
2011	260	Air bags (76%)	5	16 to 24	2 stars
2010	171	Air bags (75%)	8	15 to 24
2009	179	Air bags (80%)	7	15 to 23
2008	344	Air bags (86%)	5	15 to 23
2007	286	Air bags (83%)	5	15 to 23
2006	317	Air bags (55%)	12	15 to 23
2005	353	Air bags (37%)	9	15 to 23
2004	463	Air bags (41%)	10	15 to 23
2003	310	Body & structure (14%)	1	15 to 23
2002	449	Cruise control (11%)	3	15 to 23
2001	687	Body & structure (17%)	4	15 to 58
2000	849	Tires (18%)	3	15 to 58
1999	966	Tires (19%)	4	15 to 58
1998	744	Tires (20%)	5	16 to 21
1997	536	Fuel system (13%)	1	16 to 22
1996	533	Brakes (16%)	2	16 to 21
1995	451	Brakes (16%)	1	16 to 22
1994	531	Brakes (25%)	4	16 to 21
1993	272	Brakes (25%)	3	17 to 22
1992	231	Electrical system (18%)	2	16 to 22
1991	145	Electrical system (16%)	2	16 to 23
1990	141	Electrical system (16%)	3	16 to 23