"How reliable is the 2011 Ford Edge?"

"Based on 2526 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Ford Edge has a median complaint mileage of 56000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Ford Edge?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Ford Edge is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 2526 total complaints filed."

2011 Ford Edge: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2526 complaints

2526

Total Complaints

56,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,000 25th Percentile

56,000 Median Mileage

83,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

681

SERVICE BRAKES

256

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

254

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

186

STRUCTURE:BODY

182

ENGINE

179

POWER TRAIN

168

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BEFORE LEAVING MY HOME, I TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PROGRAM THE BUILT-IN GPS TO GUIDE ME TO MY DESTINATION. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES, I STOPPED AT A REST STOP. UPON RESTARTING MY VEHICLE, THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INCLUDING RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, BACK-UP CAMERA, GPS AND OTHER SAFETY F..."

"MY FORD TOUCH VOICE COMMANDS THAT CONTROL HANDS-FREE PHONE, CLIMATE, NAVIGATION, AND AUDIO DO NOT WORK RELIABLY AND CONSISTENTLY CAUSING INCREASED DRIVER DISTRACTION AND FRUSTRATION EITHER IN PARKED POSITION OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ACTUAL VOICE COMMANDS THAT WORK VARY FROM SPECIFIC COMMAND LISTS IN MAN..."

"THIS IS A PREEMPTIVE COMPLAINT, AS I THANKFULLY HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. THE MYFORDTOUCH SYSTEM IN ALL 2011 FORD MOTOR CO VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE SYSTEM HAS A MULTITUDE OF DEFECTS, BUT THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT IS THAT THE SYSTEM CAN SPONTANEOUSLY REBOOT AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING TO THE D..."

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