Are Ford reliable? Common problems and known faults
Whether a used Ford is reliable depends on the model, the engine and the year, so we keep the answer by model. Our database tracks 91 known faults across 13 Ford models on the UK market: what tends to go wrong, at what mileage, and what it costs to put right. Pick yours below.
Ford Focus
35 known faultsFord Fiesta
17 known faultsFord Mondeo
6 known faultsFord C-Max
6 known faultsFord Kuga
5 known faultsFord Fusion
5 known faultsFord Transit Connect
4 known faultsFord Transit Custom
3 known faultsFord Ranger
2 known faultsFord Transit
2 known faultsFord B-Max
2 known faultsFord EcoSport
2 known faultsFord Tourneo Connect
2 known faultsBefore you go and see it
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