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Ford Maverick years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2022.
The 2022 Ford Maverick draws the most owner complaints for its age: 150, or 30 for each year on the road, against a median of 24 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is stalling (18 reports).
- 150complaints
- 28recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 6, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2022
Most reported: stalling (18 reports) and dead battery (18 reports).
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
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. Too new to judge: 2025.
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 2022 has the most complaints of any Ford Maverick year here: 150 of 150 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 18 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8% of Ford Maverick complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report stalling also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 54, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 33 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2023 (81), 2024 (72), 2025 (24).
Year by year
2022 Ford Maverick avoid
150 owner complaints, 30 for each year on the road (1.2 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (18 reports), dead battery (18 reports) and infotainment (18 reports). 8 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 28 recalls, including 26V-340 on the suspension system (do not drive) and 26V-104 on the electrical system.
Questions
What Ford Maverick years should you avoid?
The 2022 Ford Maverick draws the most owner complaints for its age: 150, or 30 for each year on the road, against a median of 24 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is stalling (18 reports).
What are the best years for the Ford Maverick?
No Ford Maverick model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest.
What is the most common problem on the Ford Maverick?
Stalling, with 18 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2022.
How many recalls does the Ford Maverick have?
28 recall campaigns cover the Ford Maverick model years 2022 on this site.
How many Ford Maverick complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Ford Maverick?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.