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What 262 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Ford Maverick Later Release

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (262)Crash / fire / injury (10)Transmission & drivetrain (93)Electrical system (77)Engine (69)Brakes (30)Speed control (28)Driver assistance (24)Suspension (15)Fuel system (14)Backup camera & sensors (13)Body & structure (11)

1 of 262 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 23, 2024BrakesCrash1 injury

Daughter is [XXX], driving Maverick to Breakfast, got two blocks away and tried to stop for a traffic light, you can hear on the dash cam when airbags deployed the collision operator came on the line and daughter saying, "I tried to stop but the brakes didn't work", the dash cam has sound and showed she was going 23 mph when accident happened. She T boned a car in the intersection. When the Maverick was taken to collision body shop, the estimator said, this is the second Maverick, the First one "Rear Ended another vehicle". I don't trust this vehicle even if the body is repaired. Files Docs and Photos will not upload. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11567218

Working with the data? Download all 262 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2023 Ford Maverick Later Release verdict →