1999 Ford E-250: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 56 complaints
56
Total Complaints
50,777mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

12,685 25th Percentile
50,777 Median Mileage
102,637 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
4
TIRES
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
SUSPENSION
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
2
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKES PULLING LEFT / RIGHT CAUSING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *YC"
"WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE SNOW APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ,HAD SLOWED DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK"
"MASTER CYCLINDER WENT OUT, SIDE DOORS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED, OIL, LEAK, HEAD GASKET,BRAKES NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, HARD STARTING, BACK FIRING, TRANS SHIFTING EARLY INTO OVERDRIVE,"

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