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2016 Ford F-350 engine problems

The 2016 Ford F-350 has 21 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

21

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

F-350 engine complaints by model year87 complaints1981: 2 complaints1985: 1 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 7 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 13 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 13 complaints1995: 34 complaints1996: 22 complaints1997: 30 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 21 complaints2001: 17 complaints2002: 22 complaints2003: 26 complaints2004: 87 complaints2005: 35 complaints2006: 34 complaints2007: 7 complaints2008: 50 complaints2009: 4 complaints2011: 28 complaints2012: 37 complaints2013: 17 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 34 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 17 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 13 complaints
F-350 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS TRAVELING UP HORSESHOE BEND (IDAHO). I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BACKFIRE, BUT TOWARDS THE FRONT. AFTER I HEARD THE NOISE, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, FLAMES JUST EXPLODED FROM UNDER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 26, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2016 Ford F-350 have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2016 Ford F-350 engine — 7% 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.