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Ford Fusion Energi years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2019 and 2020. Best years: 2017.
The 2019 and 2020 Ford Fusion Energi draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2019 has 121 complaints (15 for each year on the road) and 2020 has 43 complaints (6 for each year on the road), against a median of 2 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is dead battery (22 reports).
- 121complaints
- 1recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 2, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2019
Most reported: dead battery (22 reports) and hybrid system (17 reports).
2020
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
2017
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2019 has the most complaints of any Ford Fusion Energi year here: 121 of 121 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Dead battery is the top problem in every model year with a page, 22 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 2% of Ford Fusion Energi complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report dead battery has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings jumped in 2024, with 74 complaints, 2.3 times the next busiest year. So far in 2026, 1 more has come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2014 (30), 2015 (22), 2016 (23), 2017 (17), 2020 (43).
Year by year
2019 Ford Fusion Energi avoid
121 owner complaints, 15 for each year on the road (6.9 times the model median). Most reported: dead battery (22 reports), hybrid system (17 reports) and stalling (10 reports). 1 recall: 19V-099 on the hybrid system.
Questions
What Ford Fusion Energi years should you avoid?
The 2019 and 2020 Ford Fusion Energi draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2019 has 121 complaints (15 for each year on the road) and 2020 has 43 complaints (6 for each year on the road), against a median of 2 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is dead battery (22 reports).
What are the best years for the Ford Fusion Energi?
The 2017 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 17, or 2 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Ford Fusion Energi?
Dead battery, with 22 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2019.
How many recalls does the Ford Fusion Energi have?
1 recall campaign cover the Ford Fusion Energi model years 2019 on this site.
How many Ford Fusion Energi complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
2% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for dead battery on the Ford Fusion Energi?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.