2008 Ford Edge: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1460 complaints
1460
Total Complaints
88,518mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
53
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
88,518 Median Mileage
124,420 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
432
POWER TRAIN
257
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
148
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
91
ENGINE
91
SERVICE BRAKES
76
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
68
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
57
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
53
STEERING
19

Severity Assessment

53
Crashes
22
Fires
45
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ,THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN GOING BACKWARDS. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GO FORWARD, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY ONE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN THE FRONT CENTER. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND BRUISING TO DIF..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT TOOK A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFOREHAND AND THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE..."

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