Ford wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 11,422 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The F-150 accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 2004 F-150 with 872 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 11,422 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Ford models
- Most affected
- F-150 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 5,654 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 95 and 234
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2004 Ford F-150872 complaints
- 2005 Ford F-150274 complaints
- 1999 Ford Explorer225 complaints
- 2010 Ford F-150211 complaints
- 2003 Ford Taurus211 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 87 |
| 1991 | 115 |
| 1992 | 179 |
| 1993 | 332 |
| 1994 | 242 |
| 1995 | 398 |
| 1996 | 321 |
| 1997 | 540 |
| 1998 | 436 |
| 1999 | 796 |
| 2000 | 536 |
| 2001 | 339 |
| 2002 | 435 |
| 2003 | 438 |
| 2004 | 1,096 |
| 2005 | 427 |
| 2006 | 149 |
| 2007 | 136 |
| 2008 | 99 |
| 2009 | 55 |
| 2010 | 377 |
| 2011 | 297 |
| 2012 | 302 |
| 2013 | 438 |
| 2014 | 355 |
| 2015 | 321 |
| 2016 | 395 |
| 2017 | 275 |
| 2018 | 180 |
| 2019 | 147 |
| 2020 | 286 |
| 2021 | 352 |
| 2022 | 239 |
| 2023 | 192 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Among the 5,654 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.