Ford F150
2002 only
2002 Ford F150 have 420 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 1 recall. The most common issue in this year is Spark plugs, coils and ignition, typically surfacing around 120,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2002 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ford F150 report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2002 only
Median onset: 120,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 122,000 miles. 2.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 151,000 miles. 3.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 133,300 miles. 14.6% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 131,500 miles. 6.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 160,000 miles.
Median onset: 150,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 75,500 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2002 model year. See the full Ford F150 report for every year and full specs/safety data.