2021 Ford E-450: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 51 complaints
51
Total Complaints
6,413mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,000 25th Percentile
6,413 Median Mileage
14,104 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
10
ENGINE
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
SUSPENSION
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC KEEPS FAULTING AND DISABLING THE CRUISE CONTROL, ABS BRAKING, HILL HOLDER, AND SKID CONTROL FUNCTIONS, SEEMS TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CROSSWIND"
"SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC KEEPS FAULTING AND DISABLING THE CRUISE CONTROL, ABS BRAKING, HILL HOLDER, AND SKID CONTROL FUNCTIONS, SEEMS TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CROSSWIND"
"SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC KEEPS FAULTING AND DISABLING THE CRUISE CONTROL, ABS BRAKING, HILL HOLDER, AND SKID CONTROL FUNCTIONS, SEEMS TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CROSSWIND"

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