2018 Ford Edge: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 882 complaints
882
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,000 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
89,217 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
383
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
165
POWER TRAIN
64
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
37
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
30
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
16
SERVICE BRAKES
16
BACK OVER PREVENTION
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
13
SEAT BELTS
13

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
4
Fires
31
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RADIO WAS NOT PICKING UP LOCAL STATIONS. NEW ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED. STILL HAVE WEAK RADIO RECEPTION ON A FEW LOCAL STATIONS."
"THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO WEAK THAT WHEN THE ROAD IS WET AT NIGHT OR WHEN DRIVING NEAR AMBIENT LIGHTING SUCH AS STREET LIGHTS YOU CAN'T SEE ANY MARKINGS ON THE ROAD SUCH AS THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS ALSO EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE CAR WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP OR SLIGHTL..."
"THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO WEAK THAT WHEN THE ROAD IS WET AT NIGHT OR WHEN DRIVING NEAR AMBIENT LIGHTING SUCH AS STREET LIGHTS YOU CAN'T SEE ANY MARKINGS ON THE ROAD SUCH AS THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS ALSO EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE CAR WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP OR SLIGHTL..."

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