Ford Bronco by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG
Every Ford Bronco 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, 21 mpg combined, arrived in 2021. Excludes the smaller Bronco Sport.
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: wiper failures |
201 | 389 | 23 |
Most described: wiper failures |
185 | 236 | 18 |
Most described: engine failure or replacement |
111 | 231 | 20 |
Compare other models' worst years in the worst model years guide.
Year by year
| Model year | Best rating | Recalls | Complaints | Crash test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 |
20 mpg Gas |
10 | 11 | Not rated |
2025 |
20 mpg Gas |
19 | 57 | Not rated |
2024 |
20 mpg Gas |
16 | 85 | Not rated |
2023 |
20 mpg Gas |
18 | 236 | Not rated |
2022 |
20 mpg Gas |
23 | 389 | Not rated |
2021 |
21 mpg Gas |
20 | 231 | Not rated |
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.
2022: 389 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
Show as a table
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 |
| 2022 | 389 |
| 2023 | 236 |
| 2024 | 85 |
| 2025 | 57 |
| 2026 | 11 |
Best combined rating by model year
The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 20 to 21 mpg (every year from 2021 to 2026); highest in 2021.
2026: gas 20 mpgTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Best gas version |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 20 |
Every Bronco year's ratings in one table
Comparisons
Questions
Which Ford Bronco years have the most problems?
Only three Ford Bronco model years have three full years of complaints so far: the 2021 (111), the 2022 (201), and the 2023 (185). 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 years have the most recalls?
The 2022 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (23), then the 2021 (20). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. Three recalls tell owners not to drive the car or to park it outside until it is repaired: NHTSA 23V-283 (2023 models), NHTSA 25V-260 (2025 models), and NHTSA 25V-308 (2024 to 2025 models).
What are the most common Ford Bronco problems?
In the 1,009 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2021 to 2026 models, owners most often describe wiper failures (92 complaints, most of them for the 2022 and 2023); loss of power or limp mode (70 complaints, most of them for the 2021 and 2022); and stalling or shutting off (57 complaints, most of them for the 2021 and 2022). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.
Which Ford Bronco year has the best MPG?
The best EPA fuel economy is 21 mpg combined, first reached by the 2021 gas version.
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.