"How reliable is the 2000 Ford F-350?"

"Based on 367 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Ford F-350 has a median complaint mileage of 81000 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Ford F-350?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Ford F-350 is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 367 total complaints filed."

2000 Ford F-350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 367 complaints

367

Total Complaints

81,000mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

54,165 25th Percentile

81,000 Median Mileage

128,967 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

TIRES:SIDEWALL

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

STEERING

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION:FRONT

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON IGHHAWY HEARD A CONSTANT FUEL KNOCKING SOUND. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY WETRE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. *AK"

"LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL (FIRESTONE). YH"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

TIRES 60 complaints

25th: 51,099 mi Median: 79,478 mi 75th: 179,002 mi

TIRES:TREAD/BELT 34 complaints

25th: 16,226 mi Median: 27,500 mi 75th: 66,997 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 51 TX: 35 PA: 17 MI: 16 MO: 14 OH: 14 NY: 13 GA: 13 NV: 13 AZ: 12

Who Files Complaints?

68.7%

Original Owners

31.299999999999997%

Second+ Owners

Ford F-350 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1991	34	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	3
1992	74	-	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS	1
1993	129	113,852	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	6
1994	126	141,450	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	6
1995	191	124,055	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	9
1996	167	100,000	TIRES	10
1997	188	117,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	14
1999	531	105,850	TIRES	60
2001	181	74,562	TIRES:TREAD/BELT	24
2002	140	65,000	TIRES	19
2003	100	47,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	12
2004	216	48,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	17
2005	170	80,500	STEERING	8
2006	206	60,000	STEERING	13
2007	56	25,430	SUSPENSION	2
2008	176	66,266	STEERING	12
2009	54	116,640	SUSPENSION	3
2011	204	61,000	STEERING	4
2012	252	90,000	STEERING	9
2013	110	85,500	STEERING	2
2014	150	73,000	STEERING	8
2015	287	60,500	STEERING	5
2016	287	50,000	SUSPENSION	4
2017	725	26,000	STEERING	7
2018	304	24,000	STEERING	2
2019	715	21,000	STEERING	15
2020	218	52,000	POWER TRAIN	8
2021	115	58,000	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL	2

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