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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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Every year of the F-250
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Pick a year to open it. The newest model years are not judged yet. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so we compare every year at the same age, not by these totals.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Walk up to the seller ready
Questions to ask the seller of a 2019 Ford F-250, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Send the seller a fair offer
Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2019 Ford F-250, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
The month of your loan when each part reaches its usual failure miles
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2019 Ford F-250 costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
Whether the title is branded in that state and, where the state offers it, whether a lender still has a claim on the car (a lien), so it cannot be sold free and clear.
It will not name the owner. Each state asks its own way, and some only by mail. Ask to see the seller’s title too.
A history report such as Carfax or AutoCheck pulls in more of the car’s past than these checks can:
Crashes and damage reported by police, insurers or shops, even when it was fixed.
Service visits that shops reported, with the miles each time.
How many owners, for how long, and the states it was registered in.
Whether it was a rental, fleet or lease car, when that was reported.
It only knows what was reported to it. A clean report is not proof of a clean car. Ask the seller first: many dealers hand one over for free.
Red flags in a history
Salvage title
Usually an insurer called it a total loss. In most states it cannot be driven on the road until it is rebuilt and inspected.
Rebuilt title
A salvage car that was fixed and passed a state check. It can be fine, but it is worth less, can be harder to insure, and needs a careful inspection.
Flood damage
Water can ruin wiring and sensors months later. Be wary of a flood brand that vanished after a move to another state.
Lemon or maker buyback
The maker bought it back over a defect it could not fix. Ask what the defect was and how it was fixed.
Odometer rollback
A mileage reading lower than an earlier one, or a title marked not actual miles.
Many owners, fast
Three owners in two years can mean a problem each one passed along.
Gaps in the records
Years with no service or registration. Ask why: it may have sat, been off the road, or been rebuilt.
Title words and rules differ by state. Not legal advice.
Before you pay
Pre purchase inspection
Have a mechanic you choose, not the seller, put it on a lift and look it over before you pay.
Insurance quote
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2019 Ford F-250: problems, recalls, verdict · WhipWorthy
Nearest good years of this model: 2015 or 2023 F-250 (both Worthy). 2021 is Worthy too, but sits next to the 2020 problem year, so have it inspected with extra care.
One costly part on this year has enough owner reports to show the miles where it most often fails. The odometer check under the verdict tells whether your miles have reached them.
1,150 complaints; the part named most is the steering
Transmission and drivetrain: the middle complaint around 20,000 miles
5 checks, with a close look at the steering
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4 problem parts to lay against your loan, 1 usually costly
See whether each lands while you still owe, the month and what you would owe then, or whether your miles have already reached it.
Too young to judge at high mileage. Most 2019 cars have not reached 100,000 miles yet, so their problems past it have not shown up.
How this verdict was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 158 complaints, the middle count of 6 nearby years, leaving out 2017 and 2018, which were high themselves. Each counted over its first 8 years from January 2018; this one had 1,132.
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Jan 7, 2019 to Jul 5, 2026. 7% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 16 crashes, 10 fires and 12 injuries in these complaints.
Steering769 · 67%
Suspension674 · 59%
The bar holds the middle half of the complaints that gave a mileage; the dark mark is the middle one. 383 complaints of 1,150 gave one. Owners file when something fails, so this shows when problems were reported, not how long the cars last. These cars are young, so problems at higher miles have not had time to show.
Transmission and drivetrainCostly10,000 to 70,000 mi
Half of these 17 complaints came between about 10,000 and 70,000 miles, the middle one around 20,000.
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Mileage for 6 more parts
The mileage band for every part owners name, and your car's miles laid across them.
Owner complaints per model year for the Ford F-250, with 2019 highlighted
Model year
Owner complaints
Verdict
1995
204
Worthy
1996
191
Worthy
1997
311
Worthy
1998
58
Worthy
1999
594
Skip
2000
360
Skip
2001
231
Maybe
2002
156
Worthy
2003
116
Worthy
2004
154
Maybe
2005
144
Maybe
2006
221
Maybe
2007
60
Maybe
2008
339
Skip
2009
77
Worthy
2010
113
Worthy
2011
370
Skip
2012
323
Maybe
2013
116
Worthy
2014
169
Worthy
2015
296
Worthy
2016
287
Worthy
2017
1155
Skip
2018
397
Maybe
2019
1150
Skip
2020
255
Maybe
2021
159
Worthy
2022
3
Not judged
2023
44
Worthy
2024
41
Worthy
2025
17
Worthy
2026
9
Too new
Other or unknown111 · 10%
What one owner wrote about the steering
Experienced the oft reported death wobble while driving home from TN and had to limp my vehicle home while experiencing the constant, extreme and dangerous wobbling.
Filed Jul 5, 2026NHTSA complaint 117483791 of 18 owner quotes
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16 more parts, and 17 more owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2019 Ford F-250, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Engine, Transmission and drivetrain, Body and frame.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Transmission and drivetrain
Sep 23, 2020 · Recall 20V576000
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 F-250 and F-350, single rear wheel and dual rear wheel, 4X4 vehicles. The front axles may contain a wheel end yoke that was not properly welded to the axle tube end.
What can happen
An improperly welded axle may affect vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Ford will notify owners and dealers will inspect the front axle wheel yoke weld location. If the weld is found to be inaccurately located, the axle assembly will be replaced free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S56.
Transmission and drivetrain
Sep 30, 2019 · Recall 19V688000
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 F-250 and F-350 vehicles equipped with electronically locking rear differentials. The passenger side rear axle shaft may fail prematurely due to a material issue.
What can happen
A broken passenger side rear axle could result in a loss of drive power and the inability to hold the vehicle still when in Park. If the parking brake is not applied, unintended vehicle movement can occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the passenger side rear axle shaft, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S31.
Seats
Aug 28, 2019 · Recall 19V633000
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 to 2020 F-150 and 2019 to 2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018 to 2019 Ford Explorer, 2019 to 2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with rear outboard seats and manual seat back recliner mechanisms. The recliner mechanisms may be missing the third pawl required for seat back strength, resulting in a loose seat back. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."
What can happen
A seat back with an improperly assembled recliner mechanism may have reduced strength and may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Ford will notify owners, and Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the seat structure and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19C07.
Engine
Dec 18, 2018 · Recall 18V894000
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015 to 2019 Ford F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
What can happen
When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S45.
Our take: Skip. The data says look elsewhere.Owners filed 7.2 times the complaints of a typical year of this model.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 4 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the steering. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the steering first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the steering.
Feel for play, pulling or heavy steering, and listen for noise at full lock.
