Ford Edge
Registered from 2007 to 2024.
About this model
The Ford Edge is a crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company introduced for the 2007 model year as the first mid-size CUV marketed by Ford in North America. Deriving its name from a trim package of the Ford Ranger, the Ford Edge is positioned between the Ford Escape and the Ford Explorer within the Ford product line.
From the Wikipedia article Ford Edge, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Service brakes: more complaints than 93% of 2013 cars — 26% of its 2,438 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 9%.
- Hydraulic: more complaints than 93% of 2013 cars — 4% of its 2,438 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 1%.
- Latches/locks/linkages: more complaints than 93% of 2013 cars — 3% of its 2,438 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 1%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 463 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- SERVICE BRAKES — 447 owners reported this, 6 involving a crash
- STRUCTURE — 142 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE — 95 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC — 93 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
- POWER TRAIN — 92 owners reported this, 4 involving a crash
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 66 owners reported this
- ENGINE — 64 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 44 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash, 1 involving a fire
- BACK OVER PREVENTION — 33 owners reported this
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 31 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash, 1 involving a fire
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — 28 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — 25 owners reported this
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★★ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard & Optional |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 245 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2023 | 245 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 245 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2021 | 245 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2020 | 245 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2019 | 335 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2018 | 280 hp · 1841 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2017 | 280 hp · 1841 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2016 | 280 hp · 1841 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2015 | 280 hp · 1841 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2014 | 305 hp · 1993 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2013 | 305 hp · 1993 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
27% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
12V438000
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on September 27, 2012. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
14V002000
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with one that does not have a damper, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 25, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 13S13. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 12V-438. All vehicles that have been remedied under the previous recall need to have the current remedy applied.
14V393000
If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.
15V005000
If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S30.
15V250000
If the bolts corrode, the steering gear motor may detach from the gear housing resulting in a loss of power steering assist. Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply sealer and replace the steering gear motor bolts as required. If one or more 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 on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S14.
16V733000
If the operator is not warned of an ABS or ESC malfunction and the ESC loses engine torque control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
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.
17V123000
During deployment, if the air bag does not fully inflate or the cushion detaches, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
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.
17V205000
If the vehicle has reduced lateral structural integrity, the occupants are at an increased risk of injury in the event of a side-impact crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the windshield header, free of charge. The recall began May 18, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 17C05.
21 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Loss of braking caused by rear brake hose failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2024, closed October 2025.
Loss of Motive Power
Engineering analysis, opened September 2023, closed October 2024.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Rearview Camera FMVSS 111 Noncompliance
Recall query, opened August 2021, still open.
Door Ajar Warning Light Always On
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2016, closed March 2017.
Wheel Separation
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2015, closed January 2016.
Front suspension lower ball joint
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2009, closed November 2009.
Tire valve cracking
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2008, closed April 2009.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Ford filed 51 bulletins about the 2024 Edge.
- Power train: 12
- Electrical system: 8
- Fuel/propulsion system: 3
- Back over prevention: 2
- Engine: 2
- Lane departure: 2
- Visibility/wiper: 2
- Engine and engine cooling: 1
- Equipment: 1
- Forward collision avoidance: 1
- Other: 17
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.