Ford Fusion

9,520 complaints across 11 scored model years and 48 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Ford Fusion Full report

Grade 2010–2020

2010 vs model median 5.9×

Model median3× median

Speed Control 722

Drivetrain 675

Engine 629

Avoid

2010 · 2011

Best

2018 · 2020

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 Fusion
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	5.91×	3,261	F
2011	2.64×	1,588	F
2012	1.60×	977	D
2013	1.46×	879	D
2014	1.00×	638	C
2015	0.79×	475	C
2016	1.17×	750	D
2017	0.81×	474	C
2018	0.21×	141	A
2019	0.28×	176	A
2020	0.23×	161	A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	25
City / Highway	21 / 31
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,450

Recalls

48 campaigns on record, 4 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
22V413000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)	2013–2016	2,925,968
21V158000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	2,602,668
20V331000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	2013, 2014	2,147,323
16V384000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	1,892,343
25V695000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2016	1,448,655
18V167000	STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	2014–2018	1,301,986
23V162000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2013–2018	1,280,726
19V001000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	782,384

+ 40 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Cars

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
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

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 2010 Fusion

Complaints in window: 3,261
Severity-weighted: 5,565
Model median (weighted): 941
vs model median: 5.91×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 19
Open investigations: 1

Score 6.7 F