Ford Fusion
2017 only
209,623 sold in the US for 2017.
per 10,000 sold
2017 Ford Fusion have 1,359 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Head gasket and cylinder head, typically surfacing around 78,689 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2017 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ford Fusion report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2017 only
Median onset: 78,689 miles. 0.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $1,620–$3,010 nationally.
Which other vehicles have head gasket failures? →Median onset: 78,216 miles. 2.2% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 77,000 miles. 0.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 24,000 miles. 1.4% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 78,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 99,000 miles. 2.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $230–$880 nationally.
Median onset: 37,700 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 21,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $250–$1,030 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2017 model year. See the full Ford Fusion report for every year and full specs/safety data.