1999 Ford F-450 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 76 complaints
76
Total Complaints
88,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,950 25th Percentile
88,000 Median Mileage
98,994 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
4
TIRES
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
TIRES:VALVE
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
PARKING BRAKE
3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
3

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
1
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS DO NOT EXTEND OUTWARD FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR SAFE REAR VISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING STANDARD 8' TRAILER. DESIGN ERROR NOT A MALFUNCTION."
"REAR VIEW MIRRORS DO NOT EXTEND OUTWARD FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR SAFE REAR VISION."
"MIRROR ARMS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR CONSUMER TO SEE ALONG THE SIDE OF 8 FOOT WIDE BODY STANDARD TRUCK. THIS CAUSED A LARGE BLIND SPOT. FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK"

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