2013 Ford Fusion Energi: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 60 complaints
60
Total Complaints
40,000mi
Median Mileage
Steering
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,800 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
62,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Steering
10
Electrical System
9
Fuel/Propulsion System
6
Unknown Or Other
6
Power Train
5
Service Brakes
5
Body
3
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Engine
3
Seat Belts
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RELEASED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45MPH. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, AND CONTINUED SHOWING THE ..."
"I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RELEASED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45MPH. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, AND CONTINUED SHOWING THE ..."
"I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RELEASED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45MPH. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, AND CONTINUED SHOWING THE ..."

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 10 complaints
25th: 34,750 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 57,486 mi
Electrical System 9 complaints
25th: 8,600 mi Median: 51,000 mi 75th: 62,316 mi
Fuel/Propulsion System 6 complaints
25th: 4,700 mi Median: 9,800 mi 75th: 13,950 mi
Unknown Or Other 6 complaints
25th: 38,800 mi Median: 42,500 mi 75th: 49,250 mi
Power Train 5 complaints
25th: 13,800 mi Median: 53,000 mi 75th: 90,504 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 11 PA: 7 NY: 7 NJ: 4 IL: 3 AZ: 3 GA: 3 MN: 3 NH: 3 CT: 3

Who Files Complaints?

3.3%
Original Owners
96.7%
Second+ Owners

Ford Fusion Energi — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2014382
2015341
2016332
2017231
20191480
2020480

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