Ford wheels problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 5,219 complaints involve wheels. The F-150 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Fusion with 148 wheels complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 5,219 about wheels, all Ford models
- Most affected
- F-150 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 2,706 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 300 and 32
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for wheels
- 2010 Ford Fusion148 complaints
- 1997 Ford F-150118 complaints
- 2000 Ford Focus118 complaints
- 2005 Ford Escape99 complaints
- 2019 Ford F-250 SD87 complaints
Wheels complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 24 |
| 1991 | 41 |
| 1992 | 40 |
| 1993 | 39 |
| 1994 | 50 |
| 1995 | 89 |
| 1996 | 125 |
| 1997 | 234 |
| 1998 | 228 |
| 1999 | 159 |
| 2000 | 246 |
| 2001 | 134 |
| 2002 | 212 |
| 2003 | 266 |
| 2004 | 172 |
| 2005 | 210 |
| 2006 | 107 |
| 2007 | 87 |
| 2008 | 97 |
| 2009 | 82 |
| 2010 | 237 |
| 2011 | 168 |
| 2012 | 143 |
| 2013 | 205 |
| 2014 | 231 |
| 2015 | 220 |
| 2016 | 291 |
| 2017 | 403 |
| 2018 | 202 |
| 2019 | 198 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2021 | 81 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Among the 2,706 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.