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2021 Ford F-250 driver assistance problems

The 2021 Ford F-250 has 20 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

20

Driver Assistance complaints

10%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

F-250 driver assistance complaints by model year39 complaints2007: 1 complaints2008: 1 complaints2013: 2 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 13 complaints2016: 9 complaints2017: 20 complaints2018: 9 complaints2019: 39 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 20 complaints2022: 9 complaints
F-250 driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I hit an elk at 65 mph while pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with 4000 lbs of hay. The crash warning light did not come on nor did the air bags deploy. The whole front end of the truck is badly damaged. I contacted my local Ford dealer with this information and was told by the service agent that…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · July 2, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2021 Ford F-250 have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2021 Ford F-250 driver assistance — 10% 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.