2010 Ford Ranger: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 170 complaints
170
Total Complaints
45,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,830 25th Percentile
45,000 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
127
ENGINE
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
WHEELS
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
SEATS
2
PARKING BRAKE
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NUMBING DRIVERS HANDS AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF DRIVING, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION LOOSING THE FEELING IN YOUR HANDS WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS REPORTED ALL OVER INTERNET FROM SAME VEHICLE DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS ALSO. *TR"
"2010 FORD RANGER LST 4 CYLINDER. THERE IS A SEVER VIBRATION AT 2000 RPMS AND THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. 850 RPMS ON THE TACH. THE VIBRATION IS IN THE STEERING AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEA..."
"2010 FORD RANGER LST 4 CYLINDER. THERE IS A SEVER VIBRATION AT 2000 RPMS AND THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. 850 RPMS ON THE TACH. THE VIBRATION IS IN THE STEERING AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEA..."

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