2000 Ford Ranger: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 848 complaints
848
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
109
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

51,629 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
128,643 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
81
STRUCTURE:BODY
49
SUSPENSION
47
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
46
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
44
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
41
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
37
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
29
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
29
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
20

Severity Assessment

109
Crashes
13
Fires
104
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE RIGHT REAR PARKING BRAKE LINE IS BEING WORN THROUGH BY THE SHOCK...I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP - THEY ADVISED THAT IT IS THE DESIGN... THERE IS NO CURRENT "FIX"... APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH IS WORN IN BRAKE CABLE... THE REAR SHOCK UPPER TUBE HAS FORCED THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE UNDER IT AND ITS NOW AGAI..."
"I BOUGHT MY TRUCK ON DEC.10,1999.ON DEC.21,WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED RAPIDLY DOWN TO10(THERE IS NO ZERO ON THE SPEEDOMETER).IT DID IT AGIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. BETWEEN THAT DATE AND JAN.3.IT HAS HPPENED AT LEAST 10 MORE TIMES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT SINCE ..."
"REAR TRANSMISSION SEAL AND BUSHING LEAKS. *NLM"

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