2015 Ford Edge: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 914 complaints
914
Total Complaints
40,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,850 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
186
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
109
POWER TRAIN
105
SERVICE BRAKES
69
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
57
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
47
STRUCTURE:BODY
46
VISIBILITY/WIPER
43
STEERING
39
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
28

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
2
Fires
19
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RIGHT REAR CHILD LOCK FAILED. MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND ONCE HE OPENED IT THE DOOR BECAME JAMMED AND WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. VERY UPSET ABOUT INCIDENT BECAUSE IF MY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTER AND AN OLDER CHILD WOULD HAVE OPENED IT THERE COULD HAVE..."
"I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY BRAND NEW 2015 EDGE WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT ON AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE A FAULTY LIGHT THAT WOULD TURN OFF. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY NEAREST DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR FURTHER..."
"THE CAR LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS. THERE WERE PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE FLOOR... THE COMPLETE CRUMPLE ZONE WAS FILLED WITH WATER PUSHING UP THROUGH THE PADDING AND CARPET. FORD FAILED TO PUT A NECESSARY SEAL BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRONT FENDER. IN ADDITION TO THE INTERIOR DAMAGES TO THE CAR, I AM..."

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