2010 Ford Flex: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 181 complaints
181
Total Complaints
68,731mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,000 25th Percentile
68,731 Median Mileage
108,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
31
ENGINE
30
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
POWER TRAIN
12
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
9
AIR BAGS
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
SERVICE BRAKES
7

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"POST RE: FLEX DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THURS JUN 11, 2009 6:07 PM THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY MOM WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING HERS THROUGH A PARKING LOT, IT JUST STALLED OUT! SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO..."
"GOING INTO A TURN AT APPROX. 25 MPH AND MY FORD FLEX SHUT OFF. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. HAVE APPROX. 11,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED.*TR"
"HELLO, 2ND ROW SEATING. THE LOWER ANCHORS OF THE LATCH SYSTEM ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO PROPERLY CLIP THE BUCKLES OF CERTAIN BRITAX CHILD SEATS. WHEN VIEWING THE CHILD SEAT'S LATCH BUCKLES FROM THE SIDEVIEW, IT RESEMBLES A SPERM WHALE'S HEAD. THE LATCH PART OF THE BUCKLE IS THE MOUTH OF THE WHAL..."

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