2009 Ford Fusion: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1161 complaints
1161
Total Complaints
95,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
96
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

70,000 25th Percentile
95,000 Median Mileage
124,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
469
AIR BAGS
358
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
54
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
31
ENGINE
30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
24
STRUCTURE:BODY
23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
22
POWER TRAIN
18
STEERING
16

Severity Assessment

96
Crashes
8
Fires
86
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE MOUNTED AT AN EXTREME ANGLE WHICH FORCES YOUR HEAD FORWARD AT AN UNCOMFORTABLE ANGLE. THE HEAD RESTRAINTS NEED TO BE MORE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF CURVING FORWARD. *TR"
"I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW FORD FIESTA TITANIUM 1.4I DURATEC PETROL , ENGINE NUMBER:8Y00038 AND COLOR OF MY CAR IS GREY, ON 1TH DECEMBER IN 2008 IN TURKEY IN HATAY OVALI FORD VEHICLE COMPANY ( 2009 MODEL)..I PAID 29,800 TRKISH LIRA( 17678 AMERICAN DOLLAR) FOR MY CAR.I HAVE GOT A LOT OF ADVANTAGES W..."
"I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW FORD FIESTA TITANIUM 1.4I DURATEC PETROL , ENGINE NUMBER:8Y00038 AND COLOR OF MY CAR IS GREY, ON 1TH DECEMBER IN 2008 IN TURKEY IN HATAY OVALI FORD VEHICLE COMPANY ( 2009 MODEL)..I PAID 29,800 TRKISH LIRA( 17678 AMERICAN DOLLAR) FOR MY CAR.I HAVE GOT A LOT OF ADVANTAGES W..."

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