Ford tires problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 11,815 complaints involve tires. The Explorer accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Explorer with 764 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 11,815 about tires, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Explorer 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 2,785 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 917 and 33
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for tires
- 1997 Ford Explorer764 complaints
- 1998 Ford Explorer750 complaints
- 1996 Ford Explorer650 complaints
- 1999 Ford Explorer397 complaints
- 1994 Ford Explorer385 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 92 |
| 1991 | 217 |
| 1992 | 279 |
| 1993 | 456 |
| 1994 | 591 |
| 1995 | 472 |
| 1996 | 947 |
| 1997 | 1,491 |
| 1998 | 1,301 |
| 1999 | 1,387 |
| 2000 | 1,498 |
| 2001 | 682 |
| 2002 | 423 |
| 2003 | 302 |
| 2004 | 235 |
| 2005 | 169 |
| 2006 | 147 |
| 2007 | 278 |
| 2008 | 144 |
| 2009 | 65 |
| 2010 | 83 |
| 2011 | 79 |
| 2012 | 66 |
| 2013 | 75 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Among the 2,785 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.