Ford Bronco Sport Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Ford Bronco Sport model year from 2021 to 2026, benchmarked against each other with 1,973 federal complaints, 30 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
Avoid: 2021–2022. These years top the Bronco Sport's complaint rankings by volume and severity.
The method in one line: every NHTSA complaint for this model is counted, weighted for crashes, fires, injuries, and deaths, and each year is measured against the Bronco Sport's own worst year — full methodology.
The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Electrical tops the Ford Bronco Sport file with 366 complaints, concentrated in the 2021 model years, most often reported around 35,250 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Few reports | 5 | 4 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | Too early to call | 44 | 7 | — | 6 |
| 2024 | Too early to call | 160 | 8 | Fuel system | 17 |
| 2023 | Typical | 221 | 14 | Fuel system | 26 |
| 2022 | Avoid | 513 | 15 | Engine | 58 |
| 2021 | Avoid | 1,030 | 16 | Electrical | 100 |
Technical service bulletins
Beyond complaints and recalls, 610 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions — are on file for the Ford Bronco Sport. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
Browse the Ford Bronco Sport TSB list by year →
Questions buyers ask
What Ford Bronco Sport years should I avoid?
Federal complaint records point to 2021–2022 as the Ford Bronco Sport years to avoid — they drew the highest volume of serious complaints relative to the model's other years.
What is the most common Ford Bronco Sport problem?
Electrical tops the Ford Bronco Sport file with 366 complaints, concentrated in the 2021 model years, most often reported around 35,250 miles.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Ford Bronco Sport only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.