2019 Ford Ranger: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 327 complaints
327
Total Complaints
19,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
22
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,850 25th Percentile
19,000 Median Mileage
48,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
78
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
33
ENGINE
23
SERVICE BRAKES
18
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
14
SUSPENSION
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9
VISIBILITY/WIPER
8

Severity Assessment

22
Crashes
3
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2019 FORD RANGER PURCHASED, NOTICED SLIGHT PULSATION WHEN STOPPING HIGHWAY OR CITY. CONTINUED TO GET WORSE TO A POINT WHERE I BECAME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE TWICE ON HEAVY BRAKING PULSATION WAS SEVER AND I WAS AFRAID WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. SITUATION WAS WORSE MORE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN. NOTIFIED SERVI..."
"2019 FORD RANGER PURCHASED, NOTICED SLIGHT PULSATION WHEN STOPPING HIGHWAY OR CITY. CONTINUED TO GET WORSE TO A POINT WHERE I BECAME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE TWICE ON HEAVY BRAKING PULSATION WAS SEVER AND I WAS AFRAID WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. SITUATION WAS WORSE MORE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN. NOTIFIED SERVI..."
"I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND TRYING TO STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SYSTEM INDICATED COLLISION DETECTION WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP AND THERE WAS A WRECK."

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