"How reliable is the 2003 Ford F-150?"

"Based on 520 NHTSA complaints, the 2003 Ford F-150 has a median complaint mileage of 64266 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2003 Ford F-150?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2003 Ford F-150 is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 520 total complaints filed."

2003 Ford F-150: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 520 complaints

520

Total Complaints

64,266mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,250 25th Percentile

64,266 Median Mileage

115,883 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

AIR BAGS

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HAD NOTICED FUEL HAD LEAKED ON GARAGE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS FILLED EARLIER. BROUGHT DIRECTLY FROM FACTORY, NEW. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PATCH PLATE WAS WELDED ONTO FUEL TANK. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC REFUSE TO REPAIR LEAKAGE. INDICATED A STONE HAD HIT BOTTOM OF TANK. M..."

"THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE DOESN'T REACH OUT ENOUGH IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH *TS"

"CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK THE VEHICLE WOULD PICK UP SPEED.CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS"

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