Ford Bronco Sport reliability by year
18 recalls and 1,172 owner complaints across 5 model years. Best year to buy: 2024. Year to avoid: 2023.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 2 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2023, 2024 . Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 5 model years · newest first
Common trouble spots across the Bronco Sport aggregated across 5 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Ford Bronco Sport?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2024 Ford Bronco Sport scores 7.0/10 — the strongest in the 2021–2025 range. 80 complaints on file, 5 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Ford Bronco Sport year should I avoid?
The 2023 Ford Bronco Sport scores 6.4/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 132 owner complaints with NHTSA, 6 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2023 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Ford Bronco Sport should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2022 (avoid — the engine — engine: 42 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 25,000–67,000 mi); 2021 (avoid — the electrical system — 6 fire-related complaints and 3 crash-related complaints on the electrical system). The cleaner years on the data are 2024, 2023. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Ford Bronco Sport are tracked?
5 model years (2021 through 2025) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 18 recalls and 1,172 owner complaints.
What's the most-reported problem on the Ford Bronco Sport?
electrical is the most-reported category — 241 complaints across 4 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.