"How reliable is the 2002 Ford F-350?"

"Based on 140 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Ford F-350 has a median complaint mileage of 65000 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Ford F-350?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Ford F-350 is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 140 total complaints filed."

2002 Ford F-350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 140 complaints

140

Total Complaints

65,000mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,000 25th Percentile

65,000 Median Mileage

147,807 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHEELS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ENGINE BEGAN FAILING AT 1200 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS ALL POWER OPTIONS ARE LOST AS WELL AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING PLACING MY LIFE IN DANGER. THE FORD REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS REFUSED TO TALK WITH ME UNTIL THEY TRY TO..."

"WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR THE BRAKES AND STEERING ARE INTER-RELATED AND THE BRAKE HYDRAULICS APPARENLTY PRE-EMPT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WOULD NORMALLY ACTIVATE THE BRAKE..."

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 13 complaints

25th: 48,250 mi Median: 61,043 mi 75th: 75,750 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 complaints

25th: 28,000 mi Median: 88,000 mi 75th: 176,057 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 complaints

25th: 23,750 mi Median: 41,651 mi 75th: 85,490 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 18 NJ: 13 TX: 11 UT: 7 OH: 7 FL: 5 NV: 5 CO: 4 LA: 4 MS: 4

Who Files Complaints?

37.9%

Original Owners

62.1%

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
2000	367	81,000	TIRES	45
2001	181	74,562	TIRES:TREAD/BELT	24
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