Ford fuel system problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 21,499 complaints involve fuel system. The F-150 accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Fusion with 706 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21,499 about fuel system, all Ford models
- Most affected
- F-150 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 12,609 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 330 and 608
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2010 Ford Fusion706 complaints
- 2010 Ford Escape512 complaints
- 2000 Ford Focus445 complaints
- 2014 Ford Focus354 complaints
- 2012 Ford Focus340 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 327 |
| 1991 | 380 |
| 1992 | 522 |
| 1993 | 631 |
| 1994 | 443 |
| 1995 | 687 |
| 1996 | 390 |
| 1997 | 651 |
| 1998 | 627 |
| 1999 | 542 |
| 2000 | 956 |
| 2001 | 786 |
| 2002 | 490 |
| 2003 | 360 |
| 2004 | 433 |
| 2005 | 999 |
| 2006 | 676 |
| 2007 | 535 |
| 2008 | 309 |
| 2009 | 337 |
| 2010 | 1,451 |
| 2011 | 923 |
| 2012 | 876 |
| 2013 | 1,395 |
| 2014 | 979 |
| 2015 | 804 |
| 2016 | 767 |
| 2017 | 582 |
| 2018 | 508 |
| 2019 | 267 |
| 2020 | 460 |
| 2021 | 587 |
| 2022 | 552 |
| 2023 | 151 |
| 2024 | 87 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Among the 12,609 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.