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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.
179 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 15, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Transmission & drivetrain problems dominate (29% of complaints).
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.
5/5 overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2024 Ford F-150 (Regular Cab) Gas PU/RC 4WD
Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 19%
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.
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.