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2012 Ford F-250 engine problems

The 2012 Ford F-250 has 46 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

46

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

F-250 engine complaints by model year84 complaints1978: 1 complaints1985: 4 complaints1986: 5 complaints1987: 7 complaints1988: 6 complaints1989: 9 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 18 complaints1993: 32 complaints1994: 20 complaints1995: 41 complaints1996: 29 complaints1997: 31 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 84 complaints2000: 46 complaints2001: 34 complaints2002: 36 complaints2003: 37 complaints2004: 64 complaints2005: 44 complaints2006: 38 complaints2007: 9 complaints2008: 34 complaints2009: 7 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 41 complaints2012: 46 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 13 complaints2015: 38 complaints2016: 33 complaints2017: 35 complaints2018: 15 complaints2019: 21 complaints2020: 28 complaints2021: 13 complaints2022: 19 complaints
F-250 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“STARTED MY TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO TOWN. WENT INSIDE FOR AROUND 150 MIN, COME OUTSIDE AND I SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM MY DOORS AND AS SOON AS I OPENED IT FEOM THE PASSENGER DOOR IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND I SEEN A FIRE ON MY DRIVER SIDE FEINT SEAT. IT COMPLETELY BURNT MY TRUCK AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 1, 2019 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Ford F-250 have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2012 Ford F-250 engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.