2021 Ford F-150: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1138 complaints
1138
Total Complaints
40,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

17,250 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
62,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
236
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
102
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
86
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
78
ENGINE
71
VISIBILITY
65
VISIBILITY/WIPER
54
SERVICE BRAKES
49
STEERING
33
WHEELS
27

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
5
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAY ON THE DASH IS HAZY AND GREY, SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE FORD HAS WITH THE 2020 MODEL YEAR."
"IF THE TRUCK SITS FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD AND UNABLE TO BE JUMPSTARTED WITH JUMP PACKS. HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED IT WAS SO DEAD ALREADY."
"TRUCK DOES NOT DETECT SPECIFICALLY SILVER FORD CARS WHEN AUTO PARKING. IT WILL TRY TO PARK IN THE SAME SPOT AS THEM ON SUNNY DAYS."

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