Ford Maverick reliability by year
45 recall campaigns and 482 owner complaints across 5 model years. Best year to buy: 2024. Year to avoid: 2022.
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: 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
Per-year recall counts add up to 83, more than the 45 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Maverick aggregated across 5 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Ford Maverick?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2024 Ford Maverick scores 5.0/10 — the strongest in the 2022–2026 range. 70 complaints on file, 15 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Ford Maverick year should I avoid?
The 2022 Ford Maverick scores 2.0/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 149 owner complaints with NHTSA, 28 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2022 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Ford Maverick should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2023 (high-risk ownership — reliability score 3.2/10 — below the segment average); 2022 (high-risk ownership — reliability score 2.0/10 — below the segment average). The cleaner years on the data are 2024. 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 Maverick are tracked?
5 model years (2022 through 2026) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 45 distinct recall campaigns and 482 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 83 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Ford Maverick?
powertrain is the most-reported category — 140 complaints across 3 model years. Average shop repair runs about $2,500.