Ford F-150 by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG

Counting owner complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2018 Ford F-150 drew the most (501; most-reported area: powertrain) and the 2019 the fewest (161).

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Sep 27, 2026

Every model year since 2016 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 25 mpg combined, arrived in 2018. Excludes the electric F-150 Lightning.

Most and fewest complaints

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 partial first 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
2018 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	501	2,308	18
2016 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	496	2,053	13
2021 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	486	1,269	29
2022 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	429	805	23
2023 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	347	501	13
2017 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	256	1,437	17
2020 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	174	727	11
2019 F-150 Most reported: powertrain	161	1,327	9

Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints	Crash test
2026 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Hybrid	5	14
2025 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Hybrid	15	123
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Hybrid	11	222
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Hybrid	13	501
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Hybrid	23	805
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Hybrid	29	1,269
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Diesel	11	727	4 to 5 stars
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Diesel	9	1,327	4 to 5 stars
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Diesel	18	2,308	4 to 5 stars
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	22 mpg Gas	17	1,437
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	13	2,053

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.

2018: 2,308 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Ford F-150
Model year	Complaints
2016	2,053
2017	1,437
2018	2,308
2019	1,327
2020	727
2021	1,269
2022	805
2023	501
2024	222
2025	123
2026	14

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 21 to 22 mpg (every year from 2016 to 2026); highest in 2017. Hybrid: 23 to 25 mpg (2021 to 2026); highest in 2021.

Best gas version
Best hybrid version

2026: gas 21 mpg · hybrid 24 mpg

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Ford F-150 best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version	Best hybrid version
2016	21	–
2017	22	–
2018	22	–
2019	22	–
2020	22	–
2021	22	25
2022	22	25
2023	22	25
2024	21	23
2025	21	23
2026	21	24

Comparisons

Ford F-150 vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500MPG, fuel cost, recalls and crash tests

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
NHTSA recall file dated Sep 27, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Sep 26, 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.