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Ford Fusion EnergiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 317 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, the Ford Fusion Energi years to avoid are 2019, and the strongest years are 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2020. The Fusion Energi has 2 safety recalls on record.

Ford Fusion Energi
Years to avoid'19Based on weighted complaintsBest years'13 '14 '16 '20Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints317Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls22012–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Ford Fusion Energi 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 Fusion Energi median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Solid42/10043 complaints · 0 recalls2019Avoid22/100122 complaints · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2017Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls2016Solid59/10026 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/10023 complaints · 1 recall2014Solid50/10034 complaints · 0 recalls2013Solid53/10039 complaints · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Ford Fusion Energi problems

All model years combined: 317 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 system1869
Power train331
Engine332
Steering242
Fuel/propulsion system210
Service brakes131
Vehicle speed control111
Back over prevention70
Seat belts70
18 other systems415
2 recalls

Ford Fusion Energi recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

72%Hybrid propulsion system19V-099 · 2019 · Feb 15, 2019 · 2,108 vehicles82%Automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)14V-736 · 2015 · Nov 18, 2014 · 56,479 vehicles
4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Fusion Energi

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2012–2020 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2016 · still open
    Open
  3. Door Latch FailuresRQ19005 · 2013–2016 · closed Feb 7, 2022
    Led to recall 20V-177
  4. Door Latch FailureEA15002 · 2013 · closed Nov 13, 2015
    Led to recall 15V-246