Ford brakes problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 29,161 complaints involve brakes. The F-150 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2003 Windstar with 687 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29,161 about brakes, all Ford models
- Most affected
- F-150 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 13,859 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2514 and 463
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for brakes
- 2003 Ford Windstar687 complaints
- 2002 Ford Windstar668 complaints
- 2013 Ford Edge639 complaints
- 1995 Ford Windstar599 complaints
- 2001 Ford Windstar564 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 311 |
| 1991 | 450 |
| 1992 | 694 |
| 1993 | 1,047 |
| 1994 | 1,229 |
| 1995 | 1,725 |
| 1996 | 1,020 |
| 1997 | 1,062 |
| 1998 | 938 |
| 1999 | 1,274 |
| 2000 | 1,672 |
| 2001 | 1,492 |
| 2002 | 1,433 |
| 2003 | 1,208 |
| 2004 | 547 |
| 2005 | 735 |
| 2006 | 642 |
| 2007 | 593 |
| 2008 | 1,167 |
| 2009 | 840 |
| 2010 | 1,075 |
| 2011 | 879 |
| 2012 | 730 |
| 2013 | 1,321 |
| 2014 | 711 |
| 2015 | 806 |
| 2016 | 846 |
| 2017 | 694 |
| 2018 | 288 |
| 2019 | 175 |
| 2020 | 264 |
| 2021 | 451 |
| 2022 | 395 |
| 2023 | 207 |
| 2024 | 109 |
| 2025 | 102 |
| 2026 | 29 |
Among the 13,859 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.