Best and worst years for the Ford Ranger

Of the 28 model years of the Ford Ranger with enough data to compare, the 1999 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (510), and the 2009 has the fewest (28).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	49
1991	39
1992	78
1993	119
1994	236
1995	254
1996	290
1997	287
1998	445
1999	510
2000	479
2001	283
2002	244
2003	139
2004	144
2005	92
2006	55
2007	37
2008	28
2009	28
2010	36
2011	138
2014	1
2016	1
2017	1
2019	259
2020	135
2021	164
2022	54
2023	21
2024	148
2025	74
2026	13

What stands out

The 1999 stands out, with about 3.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1999 and 2000. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2008.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	13	13
2025	74	74
2024	148	148
2023	21	21
2022	54	54
2021	164	164
2020	135	161
2019	259	356
2017	1	1
2016	1	1
2014	1	1
2011	138	260
2010	36	171
2009	28	179
2008	28	344
2007	37	286
2006	55	317
2005	92	353
2004	144	463
2003	139	310
2002	244	449
2001	283	687
2000	479	849
1999	510	966
1998	445	744
1997	287	536
1996	290	533
1995	254	451
1994	236	531
1993	119	272
1992	78	231
1991	39	145
1990	49	141