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What 27 owners told NHTSA about the 2025 Ford Ranger

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 (27)Crash / fire / injury (3)Engine (7)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Brakes (6)Electrical system (5)Speed control (5)Driver assistance (3)Airbags (2)Seats (2)Steering (2)Equipment (1)

1 of 27 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 17, 2025BrakesDriver assistanceCrash

We were making a right through an intersection at a speed of 9MPH when the car in front of us hit their brakes unexpectedly. My 30 year old son was driving and felt like the brakes did not respond when he pressed them. My truck did not stop until it hit the car in front of us. It did start beeping just before impact and the dash lit up but the brakes didn’t engage until after impact.

NHTSA ODI 11681122

Working with the data? Download all 27 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 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 Ranger verdict →