Ford Ranger problems by model year
NHTSA has 8,487 owner complaints on file across 42 model years of the Ford Ranger. The model year with the most complaints is 1999 (755).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 755 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 670 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 576 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 515 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 438 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 413 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 411 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 404 | 10 | |
| 2002 | 346 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 326 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 321 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 289 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 272 | 12 | 2006 Ford Ranger problems |
| 2007 | 270 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 270 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 243 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 235 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 232 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 189 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 169 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 156 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 132 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 130 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 118 | 6 | |
| 1990 | 105 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 94 | 13 | |
| 1988 | 89 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 73 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 50 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 44 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 37 | 5 | |
| 1986 | 35 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 18 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.