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2020 Ford F-250 Supercab

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

254 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 19, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Transmission & drivetrain problems dominate (28% of complaints, typically reported near 64k miles).

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

Score breakdown, by factor

Full methodology →

#204 of 400Among the 2020 models with a matured record, the 2020 Ford F-250 Supercab ranks #204, scoring higher than 48% of them. See the 2020 ranking →

Complaint volume70
Severity81
Recall load100
Trend44

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

20202026 YTD

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.

3 open NHTSA defect investigations 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 2020 Ford F-250 Supercab, plotted where owners report it happening.

030k mi60k mi90k mi120k miTransmission & drivetrain~64k mi · 70 reportsSteering~47k mi · 43 reportsSuspension~40k mi · 29 reportsFuel system~56k mi · 27 reports

Also reported (mileage varies): Fuel System, Diesel (32) · Electrical system (27)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Transmission & drivetrain

28%

70 complaints · typically near 64k mi · 34 in the last 2 years

Transmission had multiple internal failures with c,d,f clutch and intermediate clutch transmission pumping failing. Truck has 85,167 miles

Read the transmission & drivetrain complaints →

Steering

17%

43 complaints · typically near 47k mi · 22 in the last 2 years

The contact owns a 2020 FORD F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: (25V626000 (STEERING) however, the part to do the recall repair was not…

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Fuel System, Diesel

13%

32 complaints · 26 in the last 2 years

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that he received NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V957000 (Fuel System, Diesel). The local dealer was contact who confir…

Read the fuel system, diesel complaints →

Suspension

11%

29 complaints · typically near 40k mi · 8 in the last 2 years

2020 F250 Experienced the death wobble while traveling on freeway at 70 mph after running over bumps .

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Check it against this car’s mileage

Type the odometer reading on the actual car you’re looking at to see which of these problem areas owners tend to report before it, around it, or after it.

miles

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Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

Questions to ask the seller

Questions worth asking the seller of this Ford before you buy, drawn from its public record:

  1. Owners of this model report transmission & drivetrain problems more than anything else (owners tend to report it near 64k miles). Has this car shown any transmission & drivetrain symptoms, and are there repair records for it?
  2. Owners of this model report steering problems more than anything else (owners tend to report it near 47k miles). Has this car shown any steering symptoms, and are there repair records for it?
  3. Has this car been in any accident or had any structural, airbag, or flood-related repair? Do you have a clean title and a recent history report (Carfax / AutoCheck)?
  4. How many owners has it had, do you have the maintenance records, and why are you selling it?
  5. Are you open to me having an independent mechanic inspect it before we settle on a price?

Before you hand over money

Check the VIN for open recalls

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Get a pre-purchase inspection

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What to ask for

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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.

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The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2020 Ford F-250 Supercab as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.