1998 Ford E-350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 70 complaints
70
Total Complaints
119,230mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

83,000 25th Percentile
119,230 Median Mileage
199,727 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
5
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
2
SUSPENSION
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 TO 30MPH AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK"
"THIS VEHICLE IS A 1998 MODEL. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING. VEHCILE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS AND CODITION STILL UNRESOLVED.*AK"
"I AM A TRANSPORTATION OFFICER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. I WAS JUST ISSUED A NEW VAN AND THE SAFETY PARTITION BETWEEN THE DRIVERS SECTION AND THE PRISONER SECTION PREVENTS THE SEATS FROM MOVING BACK A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE DRIVERS AIR BAG (APPROXIMATELY 7'' MAX)..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28