2006 Ford E-450: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 26 complaints
26
Total Complaints
36,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,015 25th Percentile
36,500 Median Mileage
63,756 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
6
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"(2) 2006 E450 SERIES FORD AMBULANCES, ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NM"
"THE SCHOOL BUS WAS ON PARKED AT 10:00 AM AT 1:15 PM OUR SHOP NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PARKING YARD. THEY FOUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT OF BUS WAS ON FIRE. THE VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR"
"FIRE IGNITED AT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS TO ALTERNATOR RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS, RIGHT GLOW PLUG WIRING HARNESS, ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS AND FIRE DAMAGED HOSES AND BELTS. *TR"

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