"How reliable is the 2011 Ford F-250 Sd?"

"Based on 189 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Ford F-250 Sd has a median complaint mileage of 35000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Ford F-250 Sd?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Ford F-250 Sd is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 189 total complaints filed."

2011 Ford F-250 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 189 complaints

189

Total Complaints

35,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

23,000 25th Percentile

35,000 Median Mileage

69,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

SUSPENSION

ENGINE

WHEELS

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

TIRES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO GROUNDED THE FRONT ROTORS, REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ..."

"FRONT / FRAME VIBRATION AND BOUNCING AFTER HITTING A HOLE OR AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THAT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING FRAME VIBRATION DUE TO A HARMONIC FREQUENCY GENERATED BY THE TIRES AND ROAD SPEEDS EXAGGERATING AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR"

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 XL SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT AREA DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

STEERING 47 complaints

25th: 23,000 mi Median: 33,000 mi 75th: 47,500 mi

SUSPENSION 44 complaints

25th: 26,693 mi Median: 35,000 mi 75th: 68,107 mi

ENGINE 21 complaints

25th: 30,000 mi Median: 62,500 mi 75th: 79,530 mi

WHEELS 11 complaints

25th: 18,750 mi Median: 27,500 mi 75th: 41,000 mi

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 9 complaints

25th: 79,530 mi Median: 85,324 mi 75th: 86,889 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

PA: 19 TX: 19 FL: 13 CA: 11 NC: 9 AZ: 8 LA: 8 AL: 8 OH: 8 KY: 7

Who Files Complaints?

5.3%

Original Owners

94.7%

Second+ Owners

Ford F-250 Sd — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	52	88,350	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL	1
1999	303	97,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	20
2000	276	77,100	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL	19
2001	331	75,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	12
2002	281	75,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	13
2003	229	46,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL	6
2004	345	58,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL	17
2005	381	42,500	SUSPENSION:FRONT	9
2006	353	40,000	STEERING	5
2007	85	35,000	STEERING	2
2008	175	43,910	STEERING	8
2009	33	48,000	SUSPENSION	1
2010	48	43,163	STEERING	2
2012	97	54,236	STEERING	3
2013	32	32,000	ENGINE	2
2014	37	67,000	SUSPENSION	3
2015	31	25,250	ENGINE	1
2017	119	24,551	STEERING	0
2018	23	7,050	STEERING	3
2023	74	2,750	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2024	47	9,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3

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