Ford stability control problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,106 complaints involve stability control. The Fusion accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Fusion with 144 stability control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,106 about stability control, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Fusion 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 1,839 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 79 and 28
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for stability control
- 2010 Ford Fusion144 complaints
- 2011 Ford Fusion93 complaints
- 2012 Ford Fusion80 complaints
- 2013 Ford Edge49 complaints
- 2012 Ford Focus48 complaints
Stability control complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2003 | 45 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2005 | 77 |
| 2006 | 74 |
| 2007 | 50 |
| 2008 | 89 |
| 2009 | 53 |
| 2010 | 217 |
| 2011 | 285 |
| 2012 | 261 |
| 2013 | 307 |
| 2014 | 167 |
| 2015 | 92 |
| 2016 | 113 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Among the 1,839 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.