Ford F-150 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Ford F-150 owners have reported a total of 41,912 problems for their cars built in the 31 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Ford F-150. The 2013 Ford F-150 cars have the most problems reported (3,833 problems).

🔍 Common problems of Ford F-150

The following chart shows the 39 most common problems for Ford F-150 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (8,209 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (6,718 problems).

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Ford F-150 of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across F-150 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Ford F-150 model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford F-150 is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

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