Ford Fusion - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Ford Fusion owners have reported a total of 28,028 problems for their cars built in the 15 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 Fusion. The 2010 Ford Fusion cars have the most problems reported (6,711 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Ford Fusion

Model Year	Number of Problems
2020 Fusion	295
2019 Fusion	501
2018 Fusion	569
2017 Fusion	1,377
2016 Fusion	1,989
2015 Fusion	1,268
2014 Fusion	1,724
2013 Fusion	2,324
2012 Fusion	3,004
2011 Fusion	3,534
2010 Fusion	6,711
2009 Fusion	1,147
2008 Fusion	1,489
2007 Fusion	1,218
2006 Fusion	878

🔍 Common problems of Ford Fusion

The following chart shows the 38 most common problems for Ford Fusion cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (5,734 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (3,837 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Ford Fusion

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Steering	5,734
Engine And Engine Cooling	3,837
Air Bag	3,553
Power Train	2,912
Service Brakes	2,657
Electrical System	1,737
Equipment	1,722
Other Fuel System	1,390
Vehicle Speed Control	1,068
Structure	779

Electronic Stability Control	442
Wheel	415
Seat Belt	285
Latches/locks/linkage	235
Suspension	193
Visibility	188
Exterior Lighting	168
Gasoline Fuel System	161
Seats	136
Back Over Prevention	106
Forward Collision Avoidance	73
Tire	73
Unknown Or Other	50
Traction Control System	29
Lane Departure	28
Air Brake	25
Parking Brake	8
	7
Equipment Adaptive/mobility	3
Tether, Lower Anchor (on Car Seat Or Vehicle)	3
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	2
Firerelated	2
Hybrid Propulsion System	2
Other/i Am Not Sure	1
Interior Lighting	1
Diesel Fuel System	1
Child Seat	1
Communication	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Ford Fusion 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 Fusion 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 Fusion 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.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Fusion Model Years

Fusion Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2020	295	119,925	6	0.41
2019	501	100,566	7	0.71
2018	569	108,825	8	0.65
2017	1,377	215,612	9	0.71
2016	1,989	277,383	10	0.72
2015	1,268	186,055	11	0.62
2014	1,724	264,915	12	0.54
2013	2,324	218,176	13	0.82
2012	3,004	296,093	14	0.72
2011	3,534	198,596	15	1.19
2010	6,711	249,794	16	1.68
2009	1,147	103,478	17	0.65
2008	1,489	137,991	18	0.60
2007	1,218	146,797	19	0.44
2006	878	125,637	20	0.35

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

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

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2020 Fusion	11
2019 Fusion	20
2018 Fusion	10
2017 Fusion	67
2016 Fusion	93
2015 Fusion	72
2014 Fusion	66
2013 Fusion	77
2012 Fusion	78
2011 Fusion	87
2010 Fusion	187
2009 Fusion	12
2008 Fusion	7
2007 Fusion	25
2006 Fusion	17

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