"How reliable is the 2018 Ford F-350?"

"Based on 304 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Ford F-350 has a median complaint mileage of 24000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Ford F-350?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Ford F-350 is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 304 total complaints filed."

2018 Ford F-350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 304 complaints

304

Total Complaints

24,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,650 25th Percentile

24,000 Median Mileage

38,320 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

100

SUSPENSION

WHEELS

STRUCTURE:BODY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BACK OVER PREVENTION

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ALUMINUM WHEEL VALVE STEM LEAKING - TIRE LOOSING APPROXIMATELY 10 PSI PER DAY. TPMS ALARM NOTIFIED ME OF A PROBLEM ON HIGHWAY WHEN PRESSURE REACHED 50 PSIG (SPEC =65) BUT IDENTIFIED THE WRONG TIRE BECAUSE THE SENSORS ARE INCORRECTLY MAPPED. APPARENTLY A THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THE 2017 AND..."

"RECURRING VALVE STEM LEAKS CAUSING LOW AIR PRESSURE WHILE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND MOVING. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE HAULING A TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRAILER DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING FROM THE PINS AND ALUMINIUM CONNECTION. THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. THE OWNER'S MANUAL HAD NOT INDICATED THAT THE TOWING CAPACITY EXCEEDED THE G..."

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