Ford Bronco Sport by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG
Every Ford Bronco Sport model year since 2021: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash tests.
Every model year since 2021 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 27 mpg combined, arrived in 2025 and has held since. The smaller Bronco Sport; the Bronco has its own pages.
Complaints in each year's first three years
How the years are ranked
Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | First 3 years | All complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
Most described: stalling or shutting off |
228 | 716 | 16 |
Most described: loss of power or limp mode |
164 | 371 | 15 |
Most described: a fuel smell or fuel leak |
102 | 163 | 14 |
Compare other models' worst years in the worst model years guide.
Year by year
| Model year | Best rating | Recalls | Complaints | Crash test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 |
27 mpg Gas |
6 | 8 | |
2025 |
27 mpg Gas |
7 | 41 | |
2024 |
26 mpg Gas |
8 | 116 | |
2023 |
26 mpg Gas |
14 | 163 | |
2022 |
26 mpg Gas |
15 | 371 | |
2021 |
26 mpg Gas |
16 | 716 |
Owner complaints by model year
All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.
2021: 716 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 716 |
| 2022 | 371 |
| 2023 | 163 |
| 2024 | 116 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Best combined rating by model year
The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 26 to 27 mpg (every year from 2021 to 2026); 27 since 2025.
2026: gas 27 mpgTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Best gas version |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2026 | 27 |
Every Bronco Sport year's ratings in one table
Questions
Which Ford Bronco Sport years have the most problems?
Only three Ford Bronco Sport model years have three full years of complaints so far: the 2021 (228), the 2022 (164), and the 2023 (102). That's too few to rank the years fairly. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.
Which Ford Bronco Sport years have the most recalls?
The 2021 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (16), then the 2022 (15). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. One recall tells owners not to drive the car or to park it outside until it is repaired: NHTSA 26V-340 (2021 to 2026 models).
What are the most common Ford Bronco Sport problems?
In the 1,415 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2021 to 2026 models, owners most often describe stalling or shutting off (142 complaints, most of them for the 2021); loss of power or limp mode (134 complaints, most of them for the 2021 and 2022); and the engine not starting (84 complaints, most of them for the 2021). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.
Which Ford Bronco Sport year has the best MPG?
The best EPA fuel economy is 27 mpg combined, first reached by the 2025 gas version and matched by every year since.
Sources and method
- US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Nov 4, 2026.
- NHTSA recall file dated Nov 12, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Nov 11, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.