Ford F-250

5,140 complaints across 12 scored model years and 10 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Ford F-250 Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2019 vs model median 8.8×

Model median3× median

Steering 716

Suspension 632

Tires & Wheels 79

Avoid

2017 · 2019

Best

2010 · 2014

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Ford F-250
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.32×	46	A
2011	1.90×	276	D
2012	1.32×	176	C
2013	0.36×	58	A
2014	0.29×	42	A
2015	0.78×	112	B
2016	0.67×	111	B
2017	7.66×	1,438	F
2018	2.93×	527	F
2019	8.83×	1,699	F
2020	1.08×	183	C
2021	0.92×	160	B
2022 P	1.08×	161	B
2023 P	0.54×	76	A
2024 P	0.40×	56	A
2025 P	0.13×	19	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

Recalls

10 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
19V633000	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	2019, 2020	639,137
18V894000	ENGINE	2017–2019	410,289
25V270000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2015	160,729
19V688000	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	2019	28,579
11V582000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2012	16,091
10V659000	STRUCTURE:BODY	2011	14,737
17V331000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	2017	14,410
20V576000	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	2019	9,628

+ 2 further campaigns

Others in Heavy-Duty Trucks

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Chevrolet Silverado 2500	20152020	C
Ford F-350	20172019	C
GMC Sierra 2500	20152020	C
Ram 2500	20142018	C
Ram 3500	20122014	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 F-250

Complaints in window: 1,699
Severity-weighted: 1,843.5
Model median (weighted): 209
vs model median: 8.83×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 4
Open investigations: 1

Score 11.7 F