Ford Bronco SportYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,416 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Ford Bronco Sport year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Bronco Sport has 32 safety recalls on record.

Ford Bronco Sport

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Ford Bronco Sport years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Bronco Sport median. Tap a year for its full report.

'21'22'23'24'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Ford Bronco Sport problems

All model years combined: 1,416 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system35824
Power train31711
Engine30923
Service brakes16515
Fuel/propulsion system16114
Fuel system, gasoline1569
Suspension422
Engine and engine cooling413
Forward collision avoidance417
23 other systems32053
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Bronco Sport

  1. Loss of Motive PowerRQ24014 · 2021–2024 · closed Oct 10, 2025
    Led to recall 25V-019
  2. Underhood fires caused by fuel leakRQ24008 · 2022–2023 · closed Oct 30, 2025
    Led to recall 25V-467
  3. Loss of Motive PowerPE24002 · 2021–2023 · closed Aug 19, 2024
    Led to recall 24V-267