2016 Ford Fusion — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 1,722 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
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.
5,129 complaints
2,794 complaints
2,616 complaints
1,957 complaints
1,430 complaints
1,066 complaints
1,722 complaints
1,111 complaints
442 complaints
378 complaints
183 complaints
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0 complaints
0 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
Two days ago on 12/29/22 I noticed white smoke coming from tailpipe. Later that day noticed the coolant level very low. Later on that day started the vehicle and it violently shuttered for about 5 or 6 seconds after starting. This same thing had happened to my daughter the day before. On 12/30/22 was at mechanics discussing catalytic converter issue due to an alarm and he not…
COOLANT IS ENTERING CYLINDERS - KNOWN ISSUE IN THE 1.5 ECOBOOST MOTORS AS THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE 2017 AND 2018 VEHICLES. FORD WILL NOT REBUILD MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5K. VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND JUST VER 100K MILES. NO EXCUSE FOR NEEDING A MOTOR AND ALSO FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE CUSTOMER. SAFETY ISSUE IS MINE LOST POWER GOING UP A HILL AND STOPPED ME…
GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AND STARTED IT AND GOT CODES LIKE CRAZY. ALSO POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING FORD FUSION STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED
THE CAR READS AS A 4TH CYLINDER MISFIRE BUT IT'S NOT. THE COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALSO. WENT BACK TO FORD AFTER SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY TO TELL ME THERE IS A LEAK GOING INTO MY ENGINE FORM MY COOLANT. NOW I HAVE TO GET A NEW WHOLE ENGINE AND I ONLY HAVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3-4 YEARS. THIS IS ABOUT A $5,000-$6,000 FIX. AFTER RESEA…
GOT IN THE PARKED VEHICLE AND THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH SAID THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT SHIFTER WAS IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE BUSHING HAD FAILED AND THE CABLE WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS.
Recalls & Crash Tests
Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2016 Ford Fusion, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.
Problems Checker
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