Best and worst Ford F-150 Lightning Bev years to buy
Every model year, judged against the others.
Gathering every model year from NHTSA. The first look at a model can take a little while.
Every model year, judged against the others.
Gathering every model year from NHTSA. The first look at a model can take a little while.
Look for 2024 and 2025.
Of the newer years to look for, the ones with the fewest owner complaints for their age. A year few people bought can look the same.
None of the judged years of the F-150 Lightning Bev reached Maybe or Pass.
From owner complaints filed with NHTSA. Only years old enough to judge. Still have any car inspected.
The most recent judged years that came out Worthy, none right next to a Maybe or Pass year.
Other Worthy years with the fewest owner complaints against a typical year at the same age, none right next to a Maybe or Pass year. A year with few sales can look the same.
Every Worthy year of the F-150 Lightning Bev we would point to is in the newest ones above.
Judged years that came out Maybe or Pass: more complaints than a typical year, more about costly parts, or inside a run of problem years.
None of the judged years of the F-150 Lightning Bev reached Maybe or Pass.
Education, not financial or mechanical advice. Have any used car checked by a mechanic you trust before you buy.
Each year’s owner complaints, held up against a typical year of the F-150 Lightning Bev at the same age. Popular cars collect more complaints just by selling more, so a year is never compared with another model. The typical year leaves out years that were high themselves, so a run of bad years cannot set its own bar.
Tap a year to open it. Bars are owner complaints filed with NHTSA: unverified, and not adjusted for how many were sold. The three small marks by a year show how sure its verdict is: three for high, one for low. How sure is the verdict? The 2026 to 2027 models are too new to judge.
SourceNHTSA’s complaint and recall datasets. Each year’s page links its own NHTSA record. NHTSA, checked Nov 3, 2026.
9 vs 118 typical
Most named: Driver assist and cameras
“Do not drive” and “park outside” are NHTSA’s own warnings on a recall, until it is fixed.
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| Year | Verdict | Owner complaints | Recalls | Top problem area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not judged | 0 | 1 | None on file |
| 2025 | Worthy | 9 | 3 | Driver assist and cameras |
| 2024 | Worthy | 31 | 4 | Brakes |
| 2023 | Not judged | 207 | 9 | Electrical |
| 2022 | Not judged | 307 | 9 | Electrical |
SourceNHTSA’s complaint and recall datasets. Each year’s page links its own NHTSA record. NHTSA, checked Nov 3, 2026.