2015 Ford Flex: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 112 complaints
112
Total Complaints
45,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,950 25th Percentile
45,000 Median Mileage
71,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
19
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
18
BACK OVER PREVENTION
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
ENGINE
11
POWER TRAIN
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
SUSPENSION
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
SEATS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
4
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS ENTERING AT CARPOOL LANES WHEN A DEBRIS HIT THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE, I JUST HEARD A BIG HIT UNDERBODY AND CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER TWO MILES ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICE FLUIDS WERE DRAINING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND URGE ME TO CHECK WHEN I STOPPED I FIND OUT THE DEBRIS HAD MAKE A HEAVY D..."
"WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR 6-21-16 AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR LOST POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION/REDUCED POWER ICON WAS DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST ..."
"VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN THE NEW PART WAS DELIVERED TO FIX THE VEHICLE, THEY DELIVERED A DAMAGED PART AND HAD TO SEND IT BACK AND RE-ORDER A FUNCTIONAL PART."

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