Ford Ranger

643 complaints across 5 scored model years and 47 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Ford Ranger Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2019 vs model median 1.7×

Model median3× median

Electrical 22

Brakes 19

Drivetrain 19

Avoid

2019

Best

2010 · 2011

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 Ranger
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.20×	25	B
2011	0.32×	24	B
2019	1.72×	162	D
2020	1.00×	90	C
2021	1.20×	110	C
2022 P	0.45×	52	B
2023 P	0.25×	20	B
2024 P	1.06×	103	C
2025 P	0.60×	54	B

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

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	22
City / Highway	19 / 26
Engine	2.3L, 4 cyl
Drive	Part-time 4-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,800

Recalls

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

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
26V104000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL	2024, 2025	4,381,878
21V158000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	2,602,668
16V384000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	1,892,343
25V572000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2019	1,456,417
25V315000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE	2024	1,076,138
19V001000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	782,384
20V575000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2020	620,246
18V046000 Park it	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	327,796

+ 39 further campaigns

Others in Midsize 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 Colorado	20152016	B
GMC Canyon	20152016	B
Honda Ridgeline	20172019	D
Jeep Gladiator	2021	C
Nissan Frontier	20122013	B
Toyota Tacoma	20162019	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 Ranger

Complaints in window: 162
Severity-weighted: 237.5
Model median (weighted): 138
vs model median: 1.72×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 11
Open investigations: 0

Score 42 D