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2013 Ford F-250 (regular Cab)
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
95 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 15, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Suspension problems dominate (51% of complaints, typically reported near 93k miles).
Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.
Complaints are overwhelmingly minor: almost none involve crashes, fires, or injuries.
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
The math, shown
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.
1 open NHTSA defect investigation on file for this model year, separate from the recalls above.
Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.
The road ahead
What breaks on a 2013 Ford F-250 (regular Cab), plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Engine (9) · Fuel system (8) · Wheels (8) · Body & structure (5)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Suspension
51%48 complaints · typically near 93k mi
“DRIVING MORE THAN 70 MPH THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE SUDDENLY AND I COULD NOT CONTROL IT UNTIL I GOT OFF THE ROAD, UNTIL I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK BY REDUCING TH…”
Steering
39%37 complaints · typically near 59k mi
“Truck has uncontrollable death wobble and is totally unsafe to drive, its a danger to be on the highway”
Engine
9%9 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“Terrible exhaust fumes in the truck cab when using the heat or ac probably due to the extremely common exhaust manifold issues with these trucks. It could kill me and …”
Fuel system
8%8 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE FUEL SYSTEM TO FELL.. RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND FUEL SYSTEM. OVER 9,000 TO FIX.. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT T…”
Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
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What owners say
Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.