Reliable Auto DB

2016 Ford Edge reliability

Is it reliable?

The 2016 Ford Edge has 910 complaints with NHTSA after 11 years, or 43 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Edge years here — over the median of the other years, which is 18. NHTSA has 7 recalls on file, including Camera, Hoses and fittings, and Gear position indicator.

2015 Ford Edge Titanium
Photo by Michael Rivera, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
Complaints

910

Per year

43

Recalls

7

Years on the road

11

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Engine (320 of 910), then Steering (102) and Service brakes (99). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 60,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 25,432 and 88,000 miles. Those filings include 17 that report a crash, 3 that report a fire, and 15 that report an injury.

Next to 2015 and 2017

The 2015 Edge has 726 complaints, 51 per year, and the 2017 has 1,351 complaints, 27 per year. The 2016 has fewer complaints per year than the 2015. The 2016 has more complaints per year than the 2017.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2016 Ford Edge. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (7)

Recall back-over prevention, sensing system, camera 2025-09-04 · NHTSA campaign 25V572000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Remedy Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 2025.
Vehicles affected 1,456,417
Recall hydraulic brakes, foundation components, hoses and fittings 2025-08-22 · NHTSA campaign 25V544000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The rear brake jounce hose may rupture and leak brake fluid.
Remedy Dealers will inspect and replace the brake jounce hoses and adjust brake jounce hoses with no damage present, free of charge. Interim owner letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed September 8, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated August 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S87.
Vehicles affected 499,129
Recall powertrain, automatic transmission, gear position indicator 2022-06-10 · NHTSA campaign 22V413000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Remedy Dealers will replace the under hood shift bushing and add a protective cap over the shift cable bushing, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed July 1, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available in 4th Quarter 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed October 27, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S43.
Vehicles affected 2,925,968
Recall Service brakes 2020-08-10 · NHTSA campaign 20V469000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Edge and 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles. The front brake hoses may rupture prematurely.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake hoses with the new hoses that have a revised braid material, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 13, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S42.
Vehicles affected 488,594
Recall Electric power steering 2019-08-29 · NHTSA campaign 19V632000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 Ford Edge, and 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Road salt or other contaminants may corrode the electric power steering gear motor attachment bolts.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear motor bolts and apply a wax sealer. If any of the steering gear motor attachment bolts are broken or missing, a new steering gear will be installed in the vehicle. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began October 18, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S26.
Vehicles affected 116,160
Recall air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator 2017-02-27 · NHTSA campaign 17V123000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's frontal air bag may not fully inflate or the air bag cushion may detach from the air bag module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C02.
Vehicles affected 27,531
Recall hydraulic brakes, antilock and traction control 2016-10-12 · NHTSA campaign 16V733000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured February 9, 2015, to August 12, 2016. During dealer servicing, the affected vehicles may be have been updated with incorrect Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software. This software can cause the ESC system to lose engine torque control, and not provide any warning lamps to warn the driver if there was an ABS or ESC system malfunction. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems" and number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module, and update the service software, free of charge. The recall begin November 22, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C14.
Vehicles affected 53

NHTSA's count is every vehicle in that campaign. A campaign can cover other model years and other models.

Complaints by component (910 total)

Engine
320
Steering
102
Service brakes
99
Engine and engine cooling
89
Powertrain
86
Hydraulic brakes
76
Electrical system
38
Structure
32
Visibility and wipers
31
Back-over prevention
29
Wheels
21
Speed control
20
Fuel and propulsion system
19
Visibility
16
Air bags
15
Exterior lighting
10
Seat belts
9
Electronic stability control (ESC)
7
Suspension
7
Fuel system, gasoline
4
Latches, locks, and linkages
3
Equipment
2
Forward collision avoidance
2
Lane departure
2
Tires
2
Air brakes
1
Fire-related
1
Fuel system, other
1
Show 20 more Show less
Crash-flagged

17

Fire-flagged

3

Injury reports

15

Death reports

0

Of the 488 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 60,000 miles. The middle half fall between 25,432 and 88,000 miles.

Complaints filed per year

21201670201739201862201967202075202110820221242023124202411520251052026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "Vehicle suffered internal engine failure due to the known 2.0L EcoBoost manufacturing flaw where coolant bleeds into the cylinders. Experienced severe engine misfires, rough idling, and sudden risk of stalling in…"
    Engine · filed 2026-09-18
  • "I keep having to change first coils and spark plug because the coolant is slowly leaking into the cylinder.rough engine start."
    Engine · filed 2026-09-18
  • "I took my car in early July of 2026 as I was planning on taking a long drive to visit family in Arizona to fix the ac belt and regular preventative maintenance. I was driving eastbound on the I-10 headed back to my home…"
    Engine · filed 2026-09-18
  • "This vehicle has under 100,000 miles on it and the engine light came on, the code at Autozone and O'Reilly's both read P0301 for bad misfire in coil 1. I replaced all 4 sparks plugs and ignition coils and the code never…"
    Engine · filed 2026-09-15
  • "Slow coolant loss and cylinder 2 misfire. Causing car to rough idle after a cold start when sitting over."
    Engine · filed 2026-09-15

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2016 Ford Edge SUV AWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2016 Ford Edge SUV FWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Edge all-wheel drive 2.7L, 6-cyl Automatic (6-speed) All-wheel drive 17 24 20 MPG $3250
Edge all-wheel drive 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) All-wheel drive 20 28 23 MPG $2800
Edge all-wheel drive 3.5L, 6-cyl Automatic (6-speed) All-wheel drive 17 24 20 MPG $3250
Edge front-wheel drive 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 20 30 24 MPG $2700
Edge front-wheel drive 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 21 29 24 MPG $2700
Edge front-wheel drive 3.5L, 6-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 18 26 21 MPG $3100

Specs and fitment

2nd generation, 2015–2018
Body styles SUV
Oil 5W-30 synthetic (2.0L/2.7L EcoBoost); 5W-20 synthetic (3.5L V6) , 6 qt capacity
Tire size 235/60R18 (SE) to 255/45R20 (Sport)

Known issues for this generation

NHTSA recall 17V-427 covered 2017 Edge vehicles, along with the 2017 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, built with 2.0L gas engines and six-speed automatic transmissions whose torque converter weld studs may have been inadequately welded. If the weld studs fail, the torque converter is no longer connected to the engine flexplate and the vehicle loses the ability to move. Dealers replaced the torque converter free of charge; the campaign covered 6,026 vehicles across the three models.

Compare

Previous year 2015 Ford Edge Next year 2017 Ford Edge See every Ford Edge model year →

Frequently asked questions

Is the 2016 Ford Edge reliable?

The 2016 Ford Edge has 910 complaints with NHTSA after 11 years, or 43 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Edge years here — over the median of the other years, which is 18. NHTSA has 7 recalls on file, including Camera, Hoses and fittings, and Gear position indicator.

What are common problems with a 2016 Ford Edge?

The complaints owners file most often name Engine (320 of 910), then Steering (102) and Service brakes (99). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 60,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 25,432 and 88,000 miles. Those filings include 17 that report a crash, 3 that report a fire, and 15 that report an injury.

Is the 2016 Ford Edge more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2015 Edge has 726 complaints, 51 per year, and the 2017 has 1,351 complaints, 27 per year. The 2016 has fewer complaints per year than the 2015. The 2016 has more complaints per year than the 2017.

Has the 2016 Ford Edge been recalled?

The 2016 Ford Edge has 7 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2016 Ford Edge?

Owners have filed 910 complaints about the 2016 Ford Edge with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2016 Ford Edge get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2016 Ford Edge is 22 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What generation is my Ford Edge?

2011-2014 is the 1st-generation facelift, 2015-2018 is the 2nd generation, and 2019-2024 is the 2nd-generation facelift; Ford discontinued the Edge after the 2024 model year.

Is the Ford Edge still in production?

No. Ford ended Edge production in 2024 and this catalog does not track model years after 2024 for this model.

Was the Ford Edge recalled for a torque converter problem?

Yes. NHTSA recall 17V-427 covered 2017 Edge vehicles with the 2.0L gas engine and six-speed automatic whose torque converter weld studs may have been inadequately welded, which can leave the vehicle unable to move.