2025 Ford Expedition: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the 2025 Ford Expedition and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is forward collision avoidance, named in 7 of them.

27
Complaints
5
Recalls
4
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
140.7
Severity index

Severity index 140.7 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 140.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2025 Ford Expedition sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (25.9%)7 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (18.5%)5 19%SeatsSeats: 5 complaints (18.5%)5 19%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (14.8%)4 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (14.8%)4 15%SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (14.8%)4 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (14.8%)4 15%WheelsWheels: 3 complaints (11.1%)3 11%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE725.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER518.5%
SEATS518.5%
POWER TRAIN414.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM414.8%
STEERING414.8%
SERVICE BRAKES414.8%
WHEELS311.1%

Complaints filed per year

08162025: 112026: 16 (partial year)252616
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202511
2026 (year to date)16

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V19800028/03/2025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATIONFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, Expedition, and 2024 Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. The engine may have a misaligned engine cup plug, which can result in a rapid oil leak.
25V43900027/06/2025AIR BAGS:FRONTALFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Navigator and Expedition vehicles. The passenger side air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag to deploy with excessive force during a crash.
25V48800025/07/2025SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWAREFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Navigator, F-150, Expedition, Bronco, and Ranger vehicles. The Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) module may malfunction while driving or when the driver is utilizing an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) feature, resu
25V82300001/12/2025SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Navigator, F-150, Expedition, Bronco, and Ranger vehicles. The Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) module may malfunction while driving or when the driver is utilizing an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) feature, resu
26V10400020/02/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 F-150, 2022-2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, Maverick, 2024-2026 Ranger, 2023-2026 F-600 SD, 2022-2027 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, and 2026 E-Transit vehicles. When towing a trailer, the integrated trailer mo
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.