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Ford F-250 Super Duty problems by year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA and recall campaigns for every Ford F-250 Super Duty model year from 2019 to 2025.

Complaints by model year

2025
15 complaints · 7 recalls
2024
36 complaints · 4 recalls
2023
43 complaints · 16 recalls
2022
122 complaints · 17 recalls
2021
161 complaints · 13 recalls
2020
259 complaints · 15 recalls
2019
1,158 complaints · 12 recalls

Newer model years look better than they eventually will — complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale. Complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model.

Most-reported system by year

YearComplaintsRecallsMost reported
2025157Service Brakes (33.3%)
2024364Electrical System (25%)
20234316Electrical System (30.2%)
202212217Power Train (17.2%)
202116113Fuel System, Diesel (15.5%)
202025915Power Train (28.2%)
20191,15812Steering (66.8%)

Common questions

Which Ford F-250 Super Duty year has the most complaints?

Across 2019-2025, the 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty has the most NHTSA complaints at 1,158, and the 2025 the fewest at 15. Recent model years always look better than they will eventually: complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale, so a two-year-old truck has not had time to collect them.

What year Ford F-250 Super Duty should I avoid?

Complaint totals are a starting point, not a verdict — complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model. Open each year below to see which systems the complaints actually concern; a year with many complaints about one fixed-by-recall component is a different proposition from one with problems spread across the powertrain.

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