Ford Ranger

Common Ranger problems

Across 9 model years (2016–2025), the Ford Ranger carries 59 recall campaigns, one of them an urgent do-not-drive or park-outside order. Owners have filed 383 complaints with NHTSA, which has opened 1 investigation. Crash-test ratings cover 2 of 9 model years. Choose a year below for the full report.

Safety record by model year

Counts are raw NHTSA figures and are not normalised by how many were sold, so a high-volume year tends to show more of everything.

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Rating	Fuel	Report link
2025	13	0	—	—	Report
2024	13	0	—	—	Report
2023	4	0	—	—	Report
2022	5	0	—	—	Report
2021	6	0	—	—	Report
2020	7	121		—	Report
2019	11	260		—	Report
2017	0	1	—	—	Report
2016	0	1	—	—	Report

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