2012 Ford Fusion problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2012 Ford Fusion include 3 fatality reports, 111 crashes and 9 fires across 2,612 filings.

2,612
Complaints
6
Recalls
111
Crash reports
9
Fire reports
66
Injuries
44.5
Severity index

Severity index 44.5 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 44.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 109 of 130 by severity index among 2012 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 16% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2012 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 1,509 complaints (57.8%)1,509 58%Air BagsAir Bags: 436 complaints (16.7%)436 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 175 complaints (6.7%)175 7%Power TrainPower Train: 162 complaints (6.2%)162 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 130 complaints (5.0%)130 5%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 126 complaints (4.8%)126 5%EngineEngine: 119 complaints (4.6%)119 5%StructureStructure: 101 complaints (3.9%)101 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING1,50957.8%
AIR BAGS43616.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1756.7%
POWER TRAIN1626.2%
SERVICE BRAKES1305.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1264.8%
ENGINE1194.6%
STRUCTURE1013.9%

Complaints filed per year

01953902011: 52012: 392013: 1282014: 2492015: 2232016: 1772017: 2922018: 3902019: 2892020: 1592021: 1342022: 1622023: 1432024: 1082025: 842026: 30 (partial year)11121314151617183901920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20115
201239
2013128
2014249
2015223
2016177
2017292
2018390
2019289
2020159
2021134
2022162
2023143
2024108
202584
2026 (year to date)30
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (335 against 455).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V00100007/01/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saip
17V02400010/01/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
15V34000002/06/2015STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI
21V15800010/03/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after lo
21E01300016/02/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain air bag inflator and/or module replacement service parts that may have been used as part of a collision repair. The parts include certain driver-side air bag inflators and/or modules, designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang and Musta
21V08100016/02/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTALFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air

Other Ford Fusion model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.