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2013 Ford Flex body & structure problems

The 2013 Ford Flex has 70 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

70

Body & Structure complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Flex body & structure complaints by model year70 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 4 complaints2013: 70 complaints2014: 12 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 17 complaints2019: 46 complaints
Flex body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND SOMETHING POPPED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE CURVE, AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN, AND THAT CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. SUTTON FORD LINCOLN IN MATTESON, IL SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE LEMON-FORD-FLEX THAT WAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · October 22, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2013 Ford Flex have?

NHTSA has 70 complaints about the 2013 Ford Flex body & structure — 9% 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.