"How reliable is the 2018 Ford Expedition?"

"Based on 433 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Ford Expedition has a median complaint mileage of 50000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Ford Expedition?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Ford Expedition is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 433 total complaints filed."

2018 Ford Expedition: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 433 complaints

433

Total Complaints

50,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

23,500 25th Percentile

50,000 Median Mileage

90,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

129

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SUSPENSION

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2018 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BEING SEVERELY UNDER POWERED HAVING ONLY A 6-CYLINDER ENGINE IN A VEHICLE SO LARGE. *LD *JS"

"CPSC: THE PURPORTED PURPOSE OF FORD'S 'PROJECTOR' HEADLIGHT DESIGN WAS TO INCREASE LUMENS WHILE DECREASING POWER CONSUMPTION. INSTEAD OF THE HEADLIGHT (AS WITH 'NORMAL' LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS) BEING AIMED AWAY FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES AND DISPLAYING THE ENTIRE ROAD AHEAD, THE HEADLIGHT ROAD VISIBILITY..."

"RECENTLY I RENTED A FORD EXPEDITION. MUCH OF THE DRIVING WAS IN AN AROUND THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. WHILE I FOUND THE VEHICLE EASY TO DRIVE THERE IS ONE GLARING SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE ABILITY TO DOWNSHIFT. ONE MUST TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOCATE THE + OR - BUT..."

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