"How reliable is the 2012 Ford Flex?"

"Based on 89 NHTSA complaints, the 2012 Ford Flex has a median complaint mileage of 60012 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2012 Ford Flex?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2012 Ford Flex is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 89 total complaints filed."

2012 Ford Flex: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 89 complaints

Total Complaints

60,012mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

32,572 25th Percentile

60,012 Median Mileage

110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A POST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE..."

"FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CARS ENGINE TURNED OFF. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. CAR CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP. 5 DAYS LATER WHILE SITTING IN A FAST FOOD LINE, SAME THING HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO CRANK C..."

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 23 complaints

25th: 45,000 mi Median: 59,620 mi 75th: 108,000 mi

ENGINE 11 complaints

25th: 48,100 mi Median: 108,300 mi 75th: 121,414 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 complaints

25th: 26,000 mi Median: 60,012 mi 75th: 127,000 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 8 complaints

25th: 8,000 mi Median: 9,600 mi 75th: 27,410 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 NC: 8 NY: 7 VA: 5 TX: 5 NH: 5 FL: 4 OH: 4 MN: 3 SC: 3

Who Files Complaints?

2.2%

Original Owners

97.8%

Second+ Owners

Ford Flex — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2009	271	55,000	ENGINE	18
2010	181	68,731	STEERING	11
2011	174	82,000	STEERING	8
2013	770	62,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	20
2014	323	64,500	STEERING	17
2015	112	45,000	STEERING	0
2016	103	55,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2017	50	70,000	SUSPENSION	3
2018	60	51,497	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	12
2019	238	49,000	BACK OVER PREVENTION	4

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