Ford electrical system problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 33,051 complaints involve electrical system. The Focus accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Focus with 1,406 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33,051 about electrical system, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Focus 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 18,228 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 528 and 3831
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2000 Ford Focus1,406 complaints
- 2013 Ford Edge854 complaints
- 2011 Ford Edge687 complaints
- 2003 Ford Focus536 complaints
- 2001 Ford Focus521 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 451 |
| 1991 | 546 |
| 1992 | 577 |
| 1993 | 649 |
| 1994 | 612 |
| 1995 | 939 |
| 1996 | 588 |
| 1997 | 851 |
| 1998 | 786 |
| 1999 | 909 |
| 2000 | 2,476 |
| 2001 | 1,431 |
| 2002 | 1,257 |
| 2003 | 1,373 |
| 2004 | 829 |
| 2005 | 1,352 |
| 2006 | 672 |
| 2007 | 555 |
| 2008 | 620 |
| 2009 | 349 |
| 2010 | 903 |
| 2011 | 1,613 |
| 2012 | 1,470 |
| 2013 | 2,670 |
| 2014 | 1,227 |
| 2015 | 891 |
| 2016 | 954 |
| 2017 | 856 |
| 2018 | 582 |
| 2019 | 552 |
| 2020 | 736 |
| 2021 | 811 |
| 2022 | 860 |
| 2023 | 563 |
| 2024 | 367 |
| 2025 | 133 |
| 2026 | 41 |
Among the 18,228 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.