Ford Edge Years to Avoid and the Best Years

Years to avoid: 2011 to 2013, 2015, and 2016 At least twice the 62.5 complaints of a typical Edge year. Most described: door lock problems (2011 to 2013), loss of power (2015), overheating or coolant loss (2016).
Best years: 2021, 2022, and 2023 Under three quarters of the 50.5 complaints of a typical Edge year since 2016, with no open NHTSA investigation or do-not-drive or park-outside recall.

Based on owner complaints filed with NHTSA in each model year's first three years, not adjusted for sales. The 2024 model is too new to judge. See every year ranked

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Nov 12, 2026

Every model year since 2010 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 25 mpg combined, arrived in 2019.

Edge problems by year, ranked by owner complaints

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.

A typical Edge year drew 62.5 complaints in its first three years: the median of all its ranked years, higher than the median of its years since 2016 (50.5). Years to avoid drew at least twice that, and at least 50. Best years are up to three years since 2016 with the fewest complaints, each under three quarters of a typical year since 2016 (50.5), with no open NHTSA investigation and no do-not-drive or park-outside recall that covers all versions; the 2020 is never picked, as its first three years fell in the pandemic. How the verdict works.

Model year	First 3 years	All complaints	Recalls
2013 Edge Avoid Most described: door lock or latch problems	439	2,448	2
2012 Edge Avoid Most described: door lock or latch problems	182	1,134	3
2015 Edge Avoid Most described: loss of power or limp mode	154	732	7
2011 Edge Avoid Most described: door lock or latch problems	146	1,803	3
2016 Edge Avoid Most described: overheating or coolant loss	130	931	7
2017 Edge Most described: overheating or coolant loss	80	1,386	8
2018 Edge Most described: overheating or coolant loss	65	856	7
2019 Edge Most described: transmission failure or replacement	60	777	3
2010 Edge Most described: brake failure or a soft or hard pedal	52	673	6
2014 Edge Most described: backup camera problems	46	386	3
2020 Edge Most described: transmission failure or replacement	41	331	4
2022 Edge Best Most described: transmission failure or replacement	35	136	5
2021 Edge Best Most described: jerking, lurching or harsh shifting	31	114	7
2023 Edge Best Most reported: electrical system	13	23	4

Compare other models' worst years in the worst model years guide.

Check your Edge for open recalls

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Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints	Crash test
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	2	44
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	4	23
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	5	136
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	7	114
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	4	331
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Gas	3	777
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	7	856
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	8	1,386
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	7	931
2015 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	7	732
2014 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	3	386
2013 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	2	2,448
2012 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	3	1,134
2011 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	3	1,803
2010 MPG · Recalls and problems	20 mpg Gas	6	673	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.

2013: 2,448 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Ford Edge
Model year	Complaints
2010	673
2011	1,803
2012	1,134
2013	2,448
2014	386
2015	732
2016	931
2017	1,386
2018	856
2019	777
2020	331
2021	114
2022	136
2023	23
2024	44

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 20 to 25 mpg (every year from 2010 to 2024); highest in 2019.

2024: gas 23 mpg

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Ford Edge best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	20
2011	21
2012	24
2013	24
2014	24
2015	24
2016	24
2017	24
2018	24
2019	25
2020	24
2021	24
2022	23
2023	23
2024	23

Every Edge year's ratings in one table

Questions

Which Ford Edge years should you avoid?

The 2011 to 2013, 2015, and 2016 Edge are the years to avoid: each drew at least twice the 62.5 owner complaints of a typical Edge year in its first three years. Owners of the 2013 most often describe door lock problems. Complaints can't tell you whether a particular car is sound, so whatever the year, check its open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy. Safety recall repairs are free at Ford dealers for vehicles up to 15 years old from first sale.

What are the best Ford Edge years?

The 2021, 2022, and 2023 Edge are the best years: they drew 31, 35, and 13 owner complaints in their first three years, each under three quarters of the 50.5 complaints of a typical Edge year since 2016, and none has an open NHTSA investigation or recall telling owners not to drive or to park outside. Only years since 2016 are considered, since owners filed fewer complaints in the early 2010s. The 2024 is not ranked yet: it has had fewer than three full years on the road.

Which Ford Edge years have the most problems?

Counting owner complaints filed with NHTSA in each model year's first three years, the 2013 (439) drew the most, then the 2012 (182). Owners of the 2013 most often describe door lock or latch problems.

Which Ford Edge years have the most recalls?

The 2017 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (8), then the 2021 (7). 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 16V-384 (2010 models), NHTSA 18V-046 (2010 models), and NHTSA 19V-001 (2010 models).

What are the most common Ford Edge problems?

In the 11,774 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2010 to 2024 models, apart from warning lights, owners most often describe overheating or coolant loss (1,437 complaints, most of them for the 2017 and 2018); engine failure or replacement (1,197 complaints, most of them for the 2017 and 2018); and door lock or latch problems (945 complaints, most of them for the 2011 and 2013). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.

Which Ford Edge year has the best MPG?

The best EPA fuel economy is 25 mpg combined, first reached by the 2019 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.