Owners filed 2,537 complaints about the 2015–2025 Ford Expedition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 38th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2019 model year drew the most (499), and the single most-reported problem area is transmission / powertrain, named in 35% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2019, with 499 complaints, led by transmission / powertrain (218).
- Spike years: 2017 (1.7× the typical year), 2018 (1.7× the typical year), 2019 (2.3× the typical year), 2020 (1.9× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: body structure complaints came at a median of 39k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 43 complaints mention a fire and 80 mention a crash; owners reported 158 injuries.
Ford Expedition complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 164 | Electrical system (45), Engine (31), Transmission / powertrain (29) | 68k mi | 8 | 6 |
| 2016 | 216 | Engine (37), Transmission / powertrain (36), Brakes (35) | 67k mi | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 357 | Electrical system (92), Transmission / powertrain (51), Brakes (43) | 77k mi | 21 | 7 |
| 2018 | 374 | Transmission / powertrain (146), Engine (98), Electrical system (33) | 55k mi | 8 | 2 |
| 2019 | 499 | Transmission / powertrain (218), Engine (107), Seat belts (98) | 72k mi | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 412 | Transmission / powertrain (260), Engine (51), Seat belts (36) | 63k mi | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 232 | Transmission / powertrain (110), Engine (55), Electrical system (23) | 43k mi | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 113 | Electrical system (19), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (16), Transmission / powertrain (15) | 30k mi | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 64 | Electrical system (16), Transmission / powertrain (11), Speed control / acceleration (6) | 38k mi | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 73 | Electrical system (14), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (12), Brakes (8) | 15k mi | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 33 | Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (8), Steering (6), Brakes (5) | 7k mi | 4 | 1 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Ford Expedition problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission / powertrain | 886 | 35% | 70k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Engine | 440 | 17% | 66k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Electrical system | 332 | 13% | 71k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Seat belts | 165 | 7% | 80k mi | — |
| Brakes | 140 | 6% | 60k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Speed control / acceleration | 128 | 5% | 50k mi | — |
| Visibility (windows, mirrors, wipers) | 100 | 4% | 96k mi | — |
| Body structure | 98 | 4% | 39k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Ford models in the index
- Ford F-150 (11,842)
- Ford Escape (9,632)
- Ford Explorer (9,079)
- Ford Edge (5,190)
- Ford Fusion (4,656)
- Ford F-250 Sd (3,942)
- Ford Focus (3,929)
- Ford F-350 Sd (2,147)
- Ford Ecosport (1,850)
- Ford Mustang (1,750)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.