Ford body & structure problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 20,057 complaints involve body & structure. The Explorer accounts for the largest share (27%). The single worst model year is the 2020 Escape with 675 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20,057 about body & structure, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Explorer 27% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 11,676 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 564 and 206
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2020 Ford Escape675 complaints
- 2017 Ford Explorer661 complaints
- 2016 Ford Explorer596 complaints
- 2002 Ford Explorer490 complaints
- 2013 Ford Explorer440 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 121 |
| 1991 | 156 |
| 1992 | 237 |
| 1993 | 282 |
| 1994 | 377 |
| 1995 | 379 |
| 1996 | 260 |
| 1997 | 478 |
| 1998 | 458 |
| 1999 | 752 |
| 2000 | 854 |
| 2001 | 804 |
| 2002 | 1,008 |
| 2003 | 964 |
| 2004 | 948 |
| 2005 | 1,052 |
| 2006 | 415 |
| 2007 | 290 |
| 2008 | 329 |
| 2009 | 168 |
| 2010 | 381 |
| 2011 | 745 |
| 2012 | 1,050 |
| 2013 | 1,366 |
| 2014 | 696 |
| 2015 | 807 |
| 2016 | 1,022 |
| 2017 | 1,071 |
| 2018 | 656 |
| 2019 | 365 |
| 2020 | 929 |
| 2021 | 265 |
| 2022 | 178 |
| 2023 | 92 |
| 2024 | 67 |
| 2025 | 28 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Among the 11,676 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.