Ford seats problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,982 complaints involve seats. The Explorer accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 2001 F-150 with 89 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,982 about seats, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Explorer 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 1,227 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 337 and 119
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for seats
- 2001 Ford F-15089 complaints
- 2004 Ford Freestar87 complaints
- 1998 Ford Explorer71 complaints
- 1999 Ford Explorer69 complaints
- 2015 Ford F-15044 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 |
| 1991 | 61 |
| 1992 | 72 |
| 1993 | 107 |
| 1994 | 127 |
| 1995 | 115 |
| 1996 | 86 |
| 1997 | 120 |
| 1998 | 191 |
| 1999 | 152 |
| 2000 | 162 |
| 2001 | 216 |
| 2002 | 82 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2004 | 134 |
| 2005 | 70 |
| 2006 | 63 |
| 2007 | 67 |
| 2008 | 54 |
| 2009 | 40 |
| 2010 | 115 |
| 2011 | 94 |
| 2012 | 67 |
| 2013 | 86 |
| 2014 | 57 |
| 2015 | 102 |
| 2016 | 87 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 91 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 11 |
Among the 1,227 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.