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2024 Ford F-150 Regular Cab

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

179 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 15, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Transmission & drivetrain problems dominate (29% of complaints).

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)71
Severity (30%)56
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)60

Complaints filed per year

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

20242026 YTD

How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

5/5 overall

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2024 Ford F-150 (Regular Cab) Gas PU/RC 4WD

Front crash
Side crash
Rollover

Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 19%

Stability control: StandardForward collision warning: Standard & OptionalLane departure warning: Standard

No open NHTSA defect investigations on file.

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 2024 Ford F-150 Regular Cab, plotted where owners report it happening.

030k mi60k mi90k mi120k miElectrical system~14k mi · 38 reports

Also reported (mileage varies): Transmission & drivetrain (52) · Lights (48) · Driver assistance (14) · Brakes (13)

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

Transmission & drivetrain

29%

52 complaints · 52 in the last 2 years

While driving in Sport mode on an interstate, during descending downhill, the transmission started down shifting. At that time near the bottom of the hill was standing…

Lights

27%

48 complaints · 48 in the last 2 years

Almost all functions connected to the steering column quit working. I do not have working turn signals, high beams or wipers, unless the wipers are on high. None of th…

Electrical system

21%

38 complaints · typically near 14k mi · 37 in the last 2 years

Vehicle was in Ford dealership’s service bay for an oil change service and reportedly caught fire inside the cab behind the dash due to an electrical system malfunctio…

Driver assistance

8%

14 complaints · 11 in the last 2 years

I was involved in a rear end collision where I was at fault. I suspect the ADAS in my 2024 F-150 malfunctioned because it did not prevent the collision. I impacted the…

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.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2024 Ford F-150 Regular Cab 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.