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2016 Ford F-150 Engine Problems

Complaints
317about this part
Share
15%of 2,086 total for the year
Median mileage
51,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 317 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Ford F-150, 15% of the 2,086 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 6 a fire, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Plastic oil pan is warped and is leaking oil. Gap has formed between the pan and the RTV gasket. There is a known TSB 23-2083 from Ford outlining the issue. The has recently been redesigned. I was told that there is a design issue in the oil system and I could possibly have to replace the valve covers. So, now due to a known issue with the design of the oil system, I am getting charged $3000 to replace system.”

NHTSA complaint #11543166, filed 2023-09, 131,622 miles

“Vehicle engine shakes and shuts off when stopped and at idle. This happens after vehicle warms up and has been driven for at least 15 minutes. I have read many other complaints about Ford trucks doing the same thing. Have read that Ford is aware of problems with variable cam timing sensors and cam phasers, but are not issuing recall. This has happened to me at leadt 6 times.”

NHTSA complaint #11298011, filed 2020-01, 61,000 miles

“My 2016 f150 5.0 supercrewhas started to regularly stall when idling in park or when braking or coasting when coming to a intersection. I can immediately restart upon putting in park or neutral. Sometimes a check engine light comes on. Upon googling the problem it seems pretty common with no answers of certainty.”

NHTSA complaint #11323913, filed 2020-05, 117,000 miles

“For the last year my car have been leaking fumes and smelling of carbon monoxide. I have complained to mission valley Ford, big valley Ford and all star Ford. When I start the vehicle there is white smoke and a strong fume. They said it's the ecoboost. Secondly the turbo they say has gone out already at 87k miles and I believe the smell and the turbo is connected.”

NHTSA complaint #11064988, filed 2018-01, 47,000 miles

“Starting at 30,000 miles the truck had a rough idle at a stoplight or stop sign in gear, and then after a couple months I would shifting from reverse to drive and it shut down. Now sometimes when I come up to a stop sign or stop light it shuts off I was even at an intersection and it shut off this is a huge safety concern and Ford needs to fix it now. No code pops up and Ford cannot re-create it or fix it”

NHTSA complaint #11183692, filed 2019-03, 30,000 miles

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Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026217%
202544%
2024126%
2023276%
2022386%
2021848%
202013018%
201932224%
201851022%
201731421%
201631715%
201526515%
201418012%
201354818%
201248327%
201148222%
201010713%
20094213%
20085314%
200710522%
20067413%
200511711%
2004925%
2003287%
2002668%
2001444%
2000232%
1999273%
1998141%
1997151%
199631%
199520%
199430%
199310%
198910%

Other parts of the 2016 Ford F-150

Transmission and drivetrain
610 complaintsBrakes
340 complaintsOther or unknown
256 complaintsBody and structure
199 complaintsElectrical system
189 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
144 complaintsVehicle speed control
102 complaintsFuel system
95 complaintsSteering
64 complaintsWheels
53 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
52 complaintsAir bags
36 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford F-150

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology