2020 Ford F-450: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 33 complaints
33
Total Complaints
87,000mi
Median Mileage
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
87,000 Median Mileage
103,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
7
POWER TRAIN
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ENGINE
2
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER
1
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
WHEELS
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Kept smelling faint diesel fuel odor would come and go while driving for 11,000 miles, never saw a leak, then became worse and saw drops on driveway size of a dime. Found a steady drip of fuel only while running from fuel filter under hood above valve cover, replaced filter and leak stopped. Closer ..."
"Unknown. So, on May 30th, 2021 my passenger side main battery blew up for no reason. I took it to Autozone and we checked the system and everything seem fine and had the correct voltage. On July 3, 2021 my truck started smoking. I pulled over, put the truck in park and shut off the truck. I looked ..."
"On two separate occasions, while towing a 5th wheel trailer, the tailgate opened by itself, coming in contact with the 5th wheel while turning. There was no warning or indication that the tailgate had opened. The tailgate was not opened by a person or by a bumping the keyfob -- it opened completely ..."

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