Ford Bronco — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 4,377 evidence records for the Ford Bronco (1995–2026), drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 3,002 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)420 (14.0%)Official recall records for this system: 18, covering model years 2021–2026.
- Engine332 (11.1%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 2021–2026.
- Brakes312 (10.4%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2021–2025.
- Electrical system290 (9.7%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 1995–2026.
- Driver-assistance systems254 (8.5%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2021–2026.
- Fuel system204 (6.8%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2021–2024.
Other / uncategorized: 244 classifications (8.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (2,238 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors), engine and brakes.
- Safety recalls (159 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: driver-assistance systems, suspension and engine.
- Transport Canada recalls (137 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors), engine and body & structure.
- Manufacturer communications (1,830 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and equipment & accessories.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Mileage reported when the issue occurred
- 394reports included a mileage
- 47,582average of those mileages
This is the mileage owners recorded at the time they reported, not an expected failure mileage and not a prediction for any individual vehicle. The lowest and highest figures on record are not shown: they are unverified odometer entries that include zeros and implausibly high readings, so they would not describe a real range. A median is not shown either, because the stored figures are group totals and a median cannot be recovered from them.
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 1995 199 records for 1995
- 1996 174 records for 1996
- 2021 587 records for 2021
- 2022 686 records for 2022
- 2023 459 records for 2023
- 2024 231 records for 2024
- 2025 177 records for 2025
- 2026 48 records for 2026
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 80mention a crash
- 108mention a fire
- 52mention an injury
- 6mention a fatality
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 159
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 1,830
- Investigations NHTSA 13
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 137
- Owner complaints NHTSA 2,238
Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle
These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.
A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.
Where to go next
- Ford Bronco coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.