2023 Ford Maverick problems
Owners have filed 111 complaints about the 2023 Ford Maverick with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 16.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 12.6%.
Complaints111
Crashes6
Fires0
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 16.2% · 18
Electrical system 12.6% · 14
Unknown or other 10.8% · 12
Suspension 9.0% · 10
Back over prevention 7.2% · 8
Structure 7.2% · 8
Engine 5.4% · 6
Visibility/wiper 3.6% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings are rising — 97 in the last three years against 14 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 12,377 miles.
In owners' own words
CV axle fails prematurely, causing vehicle shaking under acceleration, and potentially unsettling vehicle stability at speed. First noticed the shaking at 49K miles. I have not had an opportunity to schedule an appointment with the dealer to have it replaced yet. This is a known issue on these vehicles that Ford has not acknowledged, with many drivers reporting they need the CV axles replaced ever 30k miles or so. Power train
The cv joint axles are failing. No axles on a new car or truck should EVER fail under 100k miles. Ford maverick axles are failing at under 50k miles. And mine failed at 22k miles. And Ford will only replace 1 at a time. Not only is this a manufacturer defect that can cause accidents or injury but Ford needs to yet again be held accountable. No one pays good money for a factory faulty vehicle. Power train
CV axles failed at 30,000 miles, repaired under warranty. Replaced axles have failed again at 60,000 miles, no warranty. No hard driving, simply highway miles. This seems to be common in these vehicles and need to be recalled for defective parts. This has caused me poor fuel mileage, damage to new tires, instability while driving, and possible unknown damage to transaxle. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…