2011 Ford F-150: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2938 complaints
2938
Total Complaints
68,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
70
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,189 25th Percentile
68,500 Median Mileage
109,880 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
793
ENGINE
478
STEERING
415
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
215
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
205
SERVICE BRAKES
161
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
111
VISIBILITY/WIPER
91
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
73
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
44

Severity Assessment

70
Crashes
27
Fires
57
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE WOULD FEEL A BUMP COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT RETURNED TO THE STRAIGHTENED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COMPONEN..."
"TRANSMISSION SLAMS BETWEEN GEARS AND THE DRIVE TRAIN "ACTS" LIKE IT IS STICKING IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS GOING AROUND CORNERS AND STARTING OUT WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BREAK OR EVEN WORSE WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY ..."
"TRANSMISSION FLUID POURS OUT OF OVERFLOW WHEN UNDER LOAD (PULLING A TRAILER). THIS FLUID DUMPS ON EXHAUST SYSTEM AND STARTS A FIRE. THIS ACCRUED AT 2,500 MILES ON JUNE 25, 2011. TRUCK IS STILL AT DEALER, NO RESOLUTION. *TR"

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