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Ford F-Series 2015

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.57 per 1,000

0.8 times this nameplate’s own median · from 438 complaints filed in the first three years, of 2250 ever. 95% lower bound 0.52.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.52	269
2009	0.23	107
2010	0.45	210
2011	0.80	445
2012	0.81	500
2013	0.53	373
2014	0.32	244
2015	0.57	438
2016	0.70	557
2017	1.29	1106
2018	0.96	869
2019	1.25	1126
2020	0.36	304
2021	0.77	585
2022	0.89	612
2023	0.73	512

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Power Train 462 complaints

downshifted	89	19%
wrench	74	16%
lead	73	16%
unexpectedly	68	15%
frame	67	15%
lead frame	66	14%

Engine 355 complaints

truck	136	38%
body	68	19%
throttle body	64	18%
hill	55	16%
assist	46	13%
oil pan	30	9%

Service Brakes 334 complaints

brake fluid	167	50%
low brake	94	28%
reservoir	60	18%
empty	46	14%
fluid warning	36	11%
fluid reservoir	35	10%

When it breaks

28% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 51,627 miles, from 1427 complaints that recorded one).

Failures arrive late and spread out, which looks like wear. Service history matters more than model year here.

What NHTSA did

7 investigations covering this model year, 4 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 1106 complaints about this component over roughly 122 months before an investigation opened.

Champion Ford Edinboro / Steering Shaft

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

10640781 · 10648730 · 10660608 · 10680597 · 10689623 · 10694074

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.