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2016 Ford F-250 engine problems

The 2016 Ford F-250 has 33 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

33

Engine complaints

8%

Share of year

1

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

“VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME AND NOT RUNNING. ENGINE BLOCK HEATER WAS PLUGGED IN. SOME TIME WITHIN AN HOUR OF PLUGGING THE BLOCK HEATER IN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTENSIVE ENOUGH TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED TRUCK A TOTAL LOSS WITH NO CAUSE OF THE FIRE DETERMINED”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 28, 2019 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2016 Ford F-250 have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 engine — 8% 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.