2017 Ford Expedition: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 449 complaints
449
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
28
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

50,825 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
106,610 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
89
POWER TRAIN
42
SERVICE BRAKES
41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
36
ENGINE
36
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
29
VISIBILITY
29
BACK OVER PREVENTION
20
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13

Severity Assessment

28
Crashes
9
Fires
41
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"POWERED RUNNING BOARD CLOSED ON MY 5 YEAR OLD'S FOOT AS HE WAS ENTERING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WITH BOTH DOORS OPEN ON PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD TO STAND ON THE PARTIALLY CLOSED BOARD AND APPLY PRESSURE TO EXTRACT MY SON'S FOOT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE IDLING."
"VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION) ON HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE POWER, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. ONLY 1,400 MILES ON VEHICLE FROM NEW. DEALER SERVICE INDICATED GROUND WIRE BROKE TO PCM POWER CONTROL MODULE. CAUSED FUSE 77 TO SHORT OPEN. *TR"
"VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION) ON HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE POWER, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. ONLY 1,400 MILES ON VEHICLE FROM NEW. DEALER SERVICE INDICATED GROUND WIRE BROKE TO PCM POWER CONTROL MODULE. CAUSED FUSE 77 TO SHORT OPEN. *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