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2016 Ford Flex

Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2016-12-22 16V925000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER 1,163 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-06 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rear-view camera became ino…
2026-03-27 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inop…
2026-03-25 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Pre…
2026-03-19 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that after the vehicle was parked, it became inoperable, and the …
2026-02-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My vehicle is affected by recall 25V695. Ford dealership confirmed no remedy parts are available and cannot provide a t…
2025-10-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I am getting a "Transmission Not In Park" error that will also sometimes flash "Door Ajar" while driving. Door appears …
2025-09-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My rear camera has stopped working and ford has issue with many models with this same problem.
2025-08-22 ENGINE No 0 The car kept misfiring and it completely stoped on me 2 times in the street it also overheated due to the cooling system
2025-08-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Backup camera is malfunctioning and showing not available. Can't see behind the vehicle.
2025-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My 2016 Ford Flex’s reverse camera has been shorting out, blinking off and on. If the camera does come on the picture i…
2025-07-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Rear backup camera constantly blacks out or inverts itself.
2025-07-11 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed an inverted i…
2025-07-09 SEAT BELTS No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the driver’s side seat belt unbuckled independently. There w…
2025-07-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check coolant warning light w…
2025-06-24 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a …
2025-03-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was d…
2025-02-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Rear back up camera first started flickering in and out when I would go in reverse and now it doesn’t work at all. No …
2025-01-01 BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS No 0 Backup camera constantly shows a blank screen or distorted upside down image. There was a recall issued today for my mo…
2024-12-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Back up camera image is distorted or flipped. This is a safety risk.
2024-12-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My back up camera turned blue and said that that camera was unavailable, then it turned black, now the image is upside …
2024-11-12 SUSPENSION No 0 See attached document for complaint.
2024-10-05 SUSPENSION Yes 2 I was driving down the road, heard a pop, fishtailed then rolled over 1.5 times into a ditch. A rear suspension part b…
2024-10-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Rear camera is malfunctioning. When the vehicle is in reverse, the display shows either a flashing green screen followe…
2024-09-03 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Similar to the issues per Ford Recall 25S72, the backup camera screen turns blue, then black with an indication, “Camer…
2024-09-01 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera was inoperable. The message …
2024-07-22 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist f…
2024-07-11 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionali…
2024-06-28 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 The issue is that the pawl spring tab in the side door latch broke. The door does not close. if closed manually by ma…
2024-06-08 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH, the steering wheel became stiff. The con…
2024-05-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car started jerking and slowing down on the highway and would not accelerate. I was able to pull over to the side o…
2024-01-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 There is far to much to list
2023-06-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. While the contact's husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was…
2023-05-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 The power transfer unit otherwise referred to as a transfer case exploded from the inside with under 50k miles on the F…
2023-05-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 The passenger door latch cracked and door would not close. This is exactly as described in a recall of other Ford vehic…
2023-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 0 Same issue as ever expanding recall for safety camera backing up. Blue screen, camera not available warning that does …
2023-04-10 SEAT BELTS No 0 2nd row passenger side bucket seat seatbelt no longer latches. Car has less than 35,000 miles. Seat is no longer able t…
2023-03-01 LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION No 0 camera recall number is 25S72 (NHTSA 25V442000). I own a 2016 Ford Flex and its having the same issue. I had the came…
2023-01-15 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Pre…
2023-01-07 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PRE…
2023-01-03 ENGINE No 0 Ford hid the fact that some of its vehicles may suffer a sudden internal water pump failure that poses significant safe…
2022-10-27 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Door sensor states door is ajar when it is closed, causing battery drainage and safety concern about doors
2022-10-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Rear Backup Camera malfunction. Screen goes black or upside down.
2022-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The backup camera safety system operates intermittently. We are unable to see behind us when backing up putting us and…
2022-06-04 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side door latch had fractured. There w…
2022-01-04 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The rear camera on this 2016 Ford Flex has gone bad 3 times since buying it in 2017. It is upside down or will be green…
2022-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The APIM stopped working, this unit controls all of the SYNC functions as well as front cabin vent selection. We can no…
2021-11-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the door ajar warning light would…
2021-11-21 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the passenger’s side front and rear door latches malfunction…
2021-08-24 SEAT BELTS No 0 The passenger side seat belt tightens on passenger while driving. It tightened on one passenger so tight; there became …
2021-02-06 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V072000 (SUSPENSIO…