2002 Ford Ranger: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 449 complaints
449
Total Complaints
57,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
53
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

23,525 25th Percentile
57,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
45
SUSPENSION
28
STRUCTURE:BODY
23
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19
TIRES
19
AIR BAGS
17
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
16
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12

Severity Assessment

53
Crashes
17
Fires
46
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT ABOUT 10 SECONDS WITHIN 4000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK"
"DEALER PRESENTED VEHICLE AS REPAIRED 12-22-1 (REPLACED SLAVE CYLINDER FOR CLUTCH). WAS STILL NOT DISENGAGING. STILL AT WILLEY FORD."
"THE CLUTCH FAILED WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES, WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. TOWED TO DEALER. *YD"

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