1999 Ford F-250: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 702 complaints
702
Total Complaints
94,000mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
61
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
94,000 Median Mileage
155,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
54
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
47
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
34
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
25
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
23
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
23
TIRES:SIDEWALL
21
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
18

Severity Assessment

61
Crashes
17
Fires
44
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ON ITS OWN."
"VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4X4 LOW RANGE WITHOUT DRIVER SHIFTING GEARS. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS."
"98V116000, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT; CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM FORD ON THE RECALL, AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK OR UNTIL NOTIFIED BY FORD ..."

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