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What 22 owners told NHTSA about the 2025 Ford Maverick Hev 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 (22)Crash / fire / injury (3)Electrical system (6)Brakes (4)Driver assistance (3)Engine (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Suspension (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Body & structure (1)

2 of 22 complaints match · Steering · clear filters

Jun 8, 2026SteeringSuspensionTransmission & drivetrain

The car has extreme vibration almost like speed wobbles when accelerating. Difficult to steer particularly if accelerating to change lanes. Appears the cv axles / have gone bad. Shocked there is not an active recall for the 2023 model year given the amount of reports of similar issue I have found online.

NHTSA ODI 11742730

Jan 29, 2026Steering

Got a warning chime and light that said electric steering fault. Power steering failed completely reverting to manual non power steering making it very hard to steer vehicle. This has happened twice, once at about 1200 miles and again at about 4800 miles. Inspected by dealership at the 1200 mile mark and confirmed that a code was left in the computer for it but no electrical or mechanical fault found. An ignition off-on cycle clears it and returns back to normal electric assisted power steering. Dealer stated a software update was needed but none is available at this time

NHTSA ODI 11714167

Working with the data? Download all 22 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 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 2025 Ford Maverick Hev Later Release verdict →