Owners have filed 12,680 complaints on the Ford Edge, covering 2007–2024. The system named most often is Engine (1,058 reports). Worst years by volume: 2013, 2011, 2017; cleanest: 2023, 2024, 2021. 274 reports describe a crash, 64 a fire, 2 a death. On average the car was 5.8 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Ford Edge
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 12,680 Edge complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Engine 1,058 Read
The contact owns a 2018 ford edge. The contact stated that the vehicle leaking coolant unto the engine causing the engine to fractured. The contact stated that she noticed the failure while the vehicle was smoking and was driving erratically. The engine warning light illuminated. The contact mention that the vehicle…
On august 16, 2017 I rented a 2017 ford edge from alamo at the savannah, ga airport. On august 18, 2017 while en route from savannah to charleston, sc I was stopped by a police officer on highway 17 near yamassee, sc. While on the shoulder with the car running but stationary, smoke began coming out of the car. Myself…
I'm filing a complaint regarding my 2016 Ford Edge Titanium with the 2.0L EcoBoost engine, which required two engine replacements due to a defect causing coolant intrusion into the cylinders.The engine failed due to coolant leaking into the cylinders, a problem diagnosed and confirmed by Ford technicians. Both engines…
Power Train 932 Read
The car was in a front end collision; the airbags did not deploy. Insurance said the car was reparable and fixed it; car was picked up from body shop on 07/19/2024. In May 2025, at only 3 years old, the transmission went out at 95,000 miles and was just replaced. Ford would not admit the accident had anything to do…
On [XXX] at [XXX] I was driving home from work as I turned on [XXX] road in Jackson CA I felt the vehicle pull and not want to pick up speed to drive up the road like it wanted to stall and only rolled forward a bit. The vehicle then picked back up and I made it to the stop light at the end of the road once I stopped…
Waiting in line at drive through and had my foot on the brake and my car surged forward hitting the car in front of me and they hit the car in front of them. I found no recall on my 2020 Edge titanium but this surge has happened before
Engine And Engine Cooling 475 Read
While driving on the 56 freeway with only less than a one minute warning of a orange color wrench on the left side of the wheel which went on. I lost all power to my 2011 ford edge including brake, accelerator you name it no power what so ever. I was so lucky I was able to make it to the shoulder very scary. I have…
Sudden, unintended acceleration of my 2010 ford edge vehicle: I turned into my house driveway at approximately 5 to 10 miles/hour speed. As soon as I turned into my driveway, the car suddenly and unintentionally accelerated. I could not control the car. I swerved to avoid my garage, but ended up damaging badly one…
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated while his son was driving 60 MPH, the vehicle was stalled. The contact stated several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact arrived at the location and became aware that the serpentine belt was fractured. The contact…
Service Brakes 321 Read
I was driving the Ford Edge and the roads were a little slick so I was driving very slow. I was about 2 blocks from my house when I needed to engage the brakes to come to a complete stop, which happened to be going downhill toward a stop sign that intersected with a freeway off ramp. Both the brakes and ABS failed to…
Brake pedal dropped to floor when applied slight pressure to slow from 30mph to 20 mph, then the car surged no brakes. I finally got car to stop by putting in neutral and engaging emergency brake
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Edge. The contact stated while she was depressing the brake pedal to slow the vehicle down in order to park but the brake pedal traveled the floorboard. The vehicle failed to stop and crashed into a wall where it came to a stop. The contact mentioned that the Forward Collision…
Electrical System 170 Read
Good day. I purchased a 2024 Ford Edge SEL in March 2024. I would like to call your attention to the vehicle's horn. I was unable to alert a truck driver who was backing up that he was going to back inro my car. The horn for the vehicle is extremely weak, in fact too weak to be audible to a driver in front of you who…
2019 ford edge st - using parallel park assist feature, I followed prompts on screen, the car backed into another vehicle, damaging the right rear quarter-panel of the edge. I had to take over and brake once I realized it was about to hit the other vehicle. No alerts or warnings appeared on the screen. The system…
Dead battery numerous times in the 1 1/2 years owned, the first after 3 days and dealer picked up, said okay---has happened many times since. On may 20, 2020, returning from a trip, dash lights went off and on several times and smoke came out from under hood. SUV is at dealer now, so do not know what they will say. In…
Steering 129 Read
Have had issues from day one. Lane centering hugs middle line, back up camera is black at times, when in drive screen is blank, all tools on steering have went out including turn signals, cruse control, collision avoidance flashes when no one is in front of me, brakes due to collision avoidance malfunction etc. In…
Power Steering System went out while driving. A warning light for the Advanced Traction System came on shortly before the Power Steering went out. This caused me to hit a curb creating a tire blowout. I got both problems fixed and the mechanic stated the issue with the power steering was that a wire for the system was…
The contact owns a 2017 ford edge. While the contact's daughter was reversing out of the driveway, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to operate. Additionally, the steering seized and the vehicle started to vibrate abnormally. While the vehicle was still in motion, the contact's daughter jumped out of the…
Air Bags 105 Read
Airbags went off no warning
The contact owns a 2009 ford edge. While driving 40 mph, the contact heard an explosion under the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that smoke entered the cabin of the vehicle, which hindered his visibility. As a result, the front passenger side of the vehicle crashed into a…
The contact was driving a 2024 Ford Edge rental vehicle. The contact stated that while traveling in stop-and-go traffic the rental vehicle was involved in a multi-vehicle crash. The rental vehicle was crashed into from the rear and pushed into a second vehicle. A third vehicle was then pushed into the rental vehicle…
Structure 84 Read
I was in a car accident the doors had locked me & the other passengers in the car we had to kick & yank on the door for the car door to open also had to be cut out the car
The 2017 Ford edge was parked in a parking spot, the shifter visually and physically engaged in the park position. Exited the vehicle went into the store. A vehicle passing by behind the Ford edge, noticed it slowly rolling backwards and did not stop colliding with the back of her truck. The Ford edge still showed as…
Car caught fire while parked and unattended! On 5/26/2020 @ 3:12am awoke to a loud pop. Looked out window and saw car on fire with fire in the rear passenger tire well area. By the time the fire department put the fire out passenger side of car was pretty burned up. Car had been parked in the street in front of my…
Edge years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Air Bags | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2022 | Air Bags | 9 | — | |
| 2021 | Air Bags | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 12 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Air Bags | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 15 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 25 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Air Bags | 17 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Air Bags | 16 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Air Bags | 14 | — | |
| 2013 | Air Bags | 30 | 7 | |
| 2012 | Air Bags | 21 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | 22 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | 25 | 3 | |
| 2009 | Air Bags | 5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Air Bags | 31 | 14 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 16 | 15 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 1,618 |
| Average complaints per series | 7.8 |
| Worst single series | 65 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 5.8 years |
A model average of 7.8 hides a worst series at 65. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Edge?
By complaint volume, 2013, 2011, 2017 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Edge years are the cleanest?
2023, 2024, 2021 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Ford Edge have?
12,680 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2007–2024. Of those, 274 describe a crash and 64 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.