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2019 Ford Ranger reliability

Is it reliable?

The 2019 Ford Ranger has 266 complaints with NHTSA after 8 years, or 23 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Ranger years here — over the median of the other years, which is 11. NHTSA has 11 recalls on file, including Engine block heater, Camera, and Back-over prevention, software.

2019 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCab FX4
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Complaints

266

Per year

23

Recalls

11

Years on the road

8

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Powertrain (92 of 266), then Electrical system (40) and Engine (27). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 19,500 miles, and the middle half falls between 4,100 and 48,000 miles. Those filings include 13 that report a crash, 2 that report a fire, and 4 that report an injury.

Next to 2020

The 2020 Ranger has 127 complaints, 11 per year. The 2019 has more complaints per year than the 2020.

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 2019 Ford Ranger. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (11)

Recall equipment, electrical, engine block heater 2025-10-10 · NHTSA campaign 25V685000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Remedy Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 3, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.
Vehicles affected 59,006
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 back-over prevention, software 2025-06-27 · NHTSA campaign 25V442000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-2024 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended.
Remedy Dealers will update the rearview camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 4, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S72.
Vehicles affected 200,237
Recall Labels 2023-05-26 · NHTSA campaign 23V379000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bronco, 2023 Super Duty F-250, and 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles. The Tire and Loading Information (TREAD) label states the incorrect load carrying capacity, which can result in an overloaded vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy Ford will mail a new TREAD label to install over the existing label, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the new label installed, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C18.
Vehicles affected 29,607
Recall seat belts, front, webbing 2021-10-15 · NHTSA campaign 21V811000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Ford Ranger Super Cab vehicles. The front passenger outboard seat belt may not have been assembled properly, allowing the seat belt to be misrouted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Remedy Ford will provide owners with instructions to perform a preliminary inspection of their front seat belts. Owners that detect an issue with the driver's seat belt, are unsure of the results, or do not want to perform an inspection, should not drive their vehicles and contact a Ford dealership. Dealers will inspect the front row outboard seat belts and replace them, if necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 5, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed December 22, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C25.
Vehicles affected 47,683
Recall visibility, defroster and HVAC, fan motor 2020-03-09 · NHTSA campaign 20V137000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles previously repaired under recall 19V-726. The service replacement Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor that was installed may have an improper clearance between an electrical terminal and the conductive base plate that may result in an resistive electrical short.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the HVAC blower motor, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 6, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S12.
Vehicles affected 5,384
Recall exterior lighting, tail lights 2019-11-21 · NHTSA campaign 19V839000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger trucks. The inline electrical connector terminals for the rear lights may be misaligned or not properly seated, potentially causing the rear lights to function intermittently or not at all.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inline connector for loose terminals and replace the connectors, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2020. A renotification was sent on July 10, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S43.
Vehicles affected 72,718
Recall visibility, defroster and HVAC, fan motor 2019-10-10 · NHTSA campaign 19V726000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. The Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor may electrically short.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the HVAC blower motor production date, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S34.
Vehicles affected 17,965
Recall Seat belts 2019-07-10 · NHTSA campaign 19V518000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ford Ranger vehicles with a SuperCab body style. The front passenger seat belt may have been improperly assembled.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the right front seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 29, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S23.
Vehicles affected 7,579
Recall powertrain, automatic transmission, lever and linkage, floor shift 2019-05-13 · NHTSA campaign 19V366000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. The fasteners that attach the transmission shifter cable bracket to the transmission may loosen allowing the transmission to be in a different gear than indicated by the gear shift lever position.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the transmission shift cable bracket fasteners as necessary, and verify the proper transmission shift operation, free of charge. The recall began July 1, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S15.
Vehicles affected 2,534
Recall powertrain, automatic transmission 2019-02-01 · NHTSA campaign 19V071000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions. In some of these vehicles, the transmission shift lever can be moved from the "Park" position without the key in the starting system and without depressing the brake pedal. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection."
Remedy Ford has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the transmission floor shift selector interlock assembly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 22, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19C02.
Vehicles affected 2,992

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

Complaints by component (266 total)

Powertrain
92
Electrical system
40
Engine
27
Service brakes
19
Suspension
17
Visibility
16
Exterior lighting
14
Speed control
12
Fuel and propulsion system
9
Seats
9
Back-over prevention
8
Visibility and wipers
8
Seat belts
7
Engine and engine cooling
5
Steering
5
Air bags
4
Forward collision avoidance
4
Lane departure
4
Wheels
4
Structure
3
Electronic stability control (ESC)
2
Tires
2
Air brakes
1
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Crash-flagged

13

Fire-flagged

2

Injury reports

4

Death reports

0

Of the 99 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 19,500 miles. The middle half fall between 4,100 and 48,000 miles.

Complaints filed per year

182019322020182021222022442023422024582025322026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "My 2019 Ford Ranger with 10 speed transmission has been harsh shifting and will not always find the right gears. It will sometimes Surge forward or at other time not respond to acceleration. It has 100,000 miles. Never…"
    Powertrain · filed 2026-09-04
  • "My 2019 Ford Ranger, VIN 1FTER4FH2KLA63893, experienced a major transmission failure at approximately 35,000 miles. I took the vehicle to a Ford dealership for diagnosis and was advised that the transmission required…"
    Powertrain · filed 2026-09-03
  • "The cooling fan clutch control wire is supported by a "wire support hose" between the engine block and the fan clutch. the cooling fan clutch control freely rotates on a raceway on the drive shaft. The purpose of the…"
    Electrical system, Unknown or other, Engine · filed 2026-08-13
  • "Auto transmission is failing to shift when taking off from a stop or hesitating to shift to next year causing traffic behind me to get close to rear bumper."
    Powertrain · filed 2026-08-05
  • "1st I reported to Ford that when my truck was in park and off, it started rolling down a hill. I jumped in and stopped it. Ford said they see nothing and everything looks fine. Since then I use the emergency break every…"
    Powertrain · filed 2026-07-25

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2019 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 4x2 Not rated Not rated Not rated 3 stars
2019 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 4x4 Not rated Not rated Not rated 3 stars
2019 Ford Ranger Super Crew PU/CC 2WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2019 Ford Ranger Super Crew PU/CC 4WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 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
Ranger two-wheel drive 2.3L, 4-cyl Automatic (10-speed) Rear-wheel drive 21 26 23 MPG $2800
Ranger two-wheel drive Incomplete 2.3L, 4-cyl Automatic (10-speed) Rear-wheel drive 19 18 18 MPG $3600
Ranger four-wheel drive 2.3L, 4-cyl Automatic (10-speed) Part-time four-wheel drive 20 24 22 MPG $2950

Specs and fitment

2019 US return (T6), 2019–2023
Body styles SuperCab pickup, SuperCrew pickup
Oil 2.3L EcoBoost, 5W-30 synthetic blend , 6.2 qt capacity
Tire size 255/70R16, 255/65R17, 265/65R17 or 265/60R18; LT265/65R17 with the off-road package
Towing capacity 7,500 lbs

Known issues for this generation

Ford's technical service bulletin 23-2078 covers a shudder or vibration when accelerating from a stop on 2019-2023 Rangers, traced to an excessive rear-axle pinion angle and corrected with a shim kit. Separately, early production also saw two rollaway-related recalls: safety recall 19S15 (NHTSA 19V-366) for loose or missing transmission shift-cable bracket fasteners on Rangers built in March 2019, and compliance recall 19C02 (NHTSA 19V-071) for misrouted shifter wiring that could keep the shift interlock from locking the transmission in Park.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2019 Ford Ranger reliable?

The 2019 Ford Ranger has 266 complaints with NHTSA after 8 years, or 23 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Ranger years here — over the median of the other years, which is 11. NHTSA has 11 recalls on file, including Engine block heater, Camera, and Back-over prevention, software.

What are common problems with a 2019 Ford Ranger?

The complaints owners file most often name Powertrain (92 of 266), then Electrical system (40) and Engine (27). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 19,500 miles, and the middle half falls between 4,100 and 48,000 miles. Those filings include 13 that report a crash, 2 that report a fire, and 4 that report an injury.

Is the 2019 Ford Ranger more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2020 Ranger has 127 complaints, 11 per year. The 2019 has more complaints per year than the 2020.

Has the 2019 Ford Ranger been recalled?

The 2019 Ford Ranger has 11 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 2019 Ford Ranger?

Owners have filed 266 complaints about the 2019 Ford Ranger with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2019 Ford Ranger get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2019 Ford Ranger is 21 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What oil does a Ford Ranger take?

2019-2023 2.3L EcoBoost: 5W-30 synthetic blend (~6.2 qt). 2024+ listings commonly use 5W-30 for 2.3L/2.7L/3.0L EcoBoost (~6.0 qt).

Does recall 24V-770 cover the Ford Ranger?

NHTSA 24V-770 (Ford 24S64) covers certain 2024 Rangers (also certain 2024-2025 Broncos): a front upper control-arm ball-joint fastener may not be properly installed or torqued; dealers inspect and correct.

What generation years does the US Ford Ranger cover here?

T6 return (2019-2023) and the 2024+ T6 refresh. There is no US Ranger model year between 2012 and 2018 in this catalog.