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2015 Ford Fusion — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 1,066 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

1,066
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
40
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
6
Involved Fire
owner-reported
19
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Ford Fusion — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Ford Fusion AVOID

5,129 complaints

2011 Ford Fusion

2,794 complaints

2012 Ford Fusion

2,616 complaints

2013 Ford Fusion

1,957 complaints

2014 Ford Fusion

1,430 complaints

2015 Ford Fusion

1,066 complaints

2016 Ford Fusion

1,722 complaints

2017 Ford Fusion

1,111 complaints

2018 Ford Fusion

442 complaints

2019 Ford Fusion

378 complaints

2020 Ford Fusion

183 complaints

2021 Ford Fusion

0 complaints

2022 Ford Fusion

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 280 reports
Steering 181 reports
Power Train 157 reports
Service Brakes 136 reports
Unknown Or Other 134 reports
Electrical System 121 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 58 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling 53 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Visibility/wiper ODI 11633295 12/31/2024

Driver side sun visor fell off hinge and was dangling from wire that powers vanity mirror. Plastic part holding it up seems to have fallen off. No screws there. Had to hold it in one hand until I could pull over and figure out how to stow it.

Service Brakes ODI 11292271 12/31/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY LOOSE AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND BUMP AGAINST A CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FL…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11292305 12/31/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED MULTIPLE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELK GROVE…

Power Train ODI 11292313 12/31/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE TO START THE IGNITION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND "PARKING GAUGE ENGAGED" APPEARED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUNTRUP FORD KIRKWOOD (LOCATED AT 10340 MANCHESTER RD, KIRKWOOD, MO 63122, (…

Steering ODI 11057697 12/30/2017

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND HAS VERY MUCH PLAY ALMOST ABOUT TO FALL OFF. IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF IT DID.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2015 Ford Fusion, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2015 Ford Fusion reliable?
Owners have filed 1,066 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2015 Ford Fusion, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Ford Fusion years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.