2013 Ford F-150: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 3849 complaints
3849
Total Complaints
72,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
102
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,491 25th Percentile
72,000 Median Mileage
108,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
1249
ENGINE
541
SERVICE BRAKES
312
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
290
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
283
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
220
STEERING
211
VISIBILITY/WIPER
146
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
129
STRUCTURE:BODY
38

Severity Assessment

102
Crashes
45
Fires
86
Injuries
6
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY - OUTSIDE TEMP 40 DEG F / DEWPOINT 40 (THIS IS RELEVANT - THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHENEVER TEMP & DEW POINT ARE WITHIN 10 OF EACH OTHER FOR MANY OTHERS) AT 65MPH - I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. AFTER MY LANE CHANGE, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE & THE VEHI..."
"THE REAR END LOCKS UP WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. IN A FULL CAB AND A 6.5 FOOT BED. *TR"
"THE REAR END LOCKS UP WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. IN A FULL CAB AND A 6.5 FOOT BED. *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