2025 Ford Bronco Owner Complaints
Complaint Summary
The 2025 Ford Bronco has 22 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve electrical system and unknown or other.
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 22 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5 22.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4 18.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3 13.6%
ENGINE
2 9.1%
POWER TRAIN
2 9.1%
Quick Insights
The top category is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for 22.7% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 11 distinct vehicle systems.
Note: Complaint data reflects owner reports and may not always indicate a verified defect. Compare with Recalls and TSBs for a complete picture.
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What owners keep reporting on the 2025 Ford Bronco
The 2025 Ford Bronco has 22 owner complaints in this dataset. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM is the most common complaint category, representing about 23% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2025 Ford Bronco are ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (5), UNKNOWN OR OTHER (4), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (3).
Are these complaints a serious red flag?
Potentially. 10 complaint reports involve higher-attention systems like brakes, steering, engine, powertrain, fuel, suspension, airbags, or electrical components, which is enough to justify a focused inspection.
What should buyers inspect on a used 2025 Ford Bronco?
Start with the top complaint systems, compare them against the recall report, then inspect service records for evidence that those same areas were already repaired or monitored.
Detailed Complaint Log
Showing 11 of 11 systems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5 Reports23% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
When starting my commute to work and when returning home, the instrument panel and gauges display would not turn on. After power/engine restart and open/close driver door, I drove off and about 10 minutes into drive the instrument panel and gauges display started working. On the way to work I pulled over and took a photo. On the way home I sat in parking lot at work and videoed trying to get display to work. Vehicle security system was installed the day *after* the display failure, 04/18/2025.
4/18/2025
Repeated cross traffic alert and blind spot alert fault message.
8/17/2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4 Reports18% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Child safety locks on back left door do not lock allowing back seat passengers to open door freely and endangering everyone in vehicle.
6/12/2025
ABS light going off when parked in reverse on an inclined hill with the left side of vehicle on a higher level than right. Pre collision showing as unavailable as well as Service AdvancTrac and Park brake Limited function Service Required all displayed on odometer screen.
6/12/2025
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3 Reports14% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
I was driving the vehicle on high mountain pass roads in Colorado. Anytime I would approach approximately 11,400 feet of elevation. The vehicle would instantly lose all power with no warning lights of any kind. All gauges were in the normal operating range. Vehicle would barely move 2 mph. Created a very unsafe condition on narrow steep dirt roads in the mountains. As soon as I turned around and descended approximately 100 feet in elevation the power came back instantly and vehicle operated normally. This happened on three occasions. The roads we were on were narrow, off-road vehicle mountain roads, and it created an extremely dangerous situation. I contacted Ford and they have not heard of this issue and there are no recalls associated with it. I spoke to a Ford bronco ambassador, who was also on the trail system with a lot of other off-road vehicles, including Broncos and they had never heard of this happening . This vehicle is Six months old. Ford says there are no codes set on my computer and since they cannot duplicate this where I live in Phoenix because there are no roads high enough I donât know where to turn.
9/8/2025
The display panel for the speedometer and gas would not work or display anything.
10/11/2025
ENGINE
2 Reports9% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
2025 Bronco Sport Safety Recalls* Replace instrument panel cluster Recall incomplete Block heater element replacement Recall incomplete Cylinder head replacement Recall incomplete Cylinder head inspectionreplacement Recall incomplete DO NOT DRIVE! RECOMMENDED TO REPORT NATIONAL ALERT FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TYPE. INVESTOR REPORTING FOR BROADCAST RECALL ALERT!
8/8/2025
I was driving the vehicle on high mountain pass roads in Colorado. Anytime I would approach approximately 11,400 feet of elevation. The vehicle would instantly lose all power with no warning lights of any kind. All gauges were in the normal operating range. Vehicle would barely move 2 mph. Created a very unsafe condition on narrow steep dirt roads in the mountains. As soon as I turned around and descended approximately 100 feet in elevation the power came back instantly and vehicle operated normally. This happened on three occasions. The roads we were on were narrow, off-road vehicle mountain roads, and it created an extremely dangerous situation. I contacted Ford and they have not heard of this issue and there are no recalls associated with it. I spoke to a Ford bronco ambassador, who was also on the trail system with a lot of other off-road vehicles, including Broncos and they had never heard of this happening . This vehicle is Six months old. Ford says there are no codes set on my computer and since they cannot duplicate this where I live in Phoenix because there are no roads high enough I donât know where to turn.
9/8/2025
POWER TRAIN
2 Reports9% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
2025 Bronco Sport Safety Recalls* Replace instrument panel cluster Recall incomplete Block heater element replacement Recall incomplete Cylinder head replacement Recall incomplete Cylinder head inspectionreplacement Recall incomplete DO NOT DRIVE! RECOMMENDED TO REPORT NATIONAL ALERT FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TYPE. INVESTOR REPORTING FOR BROADCAST RECALL ALERT!
8/8/2025
The slave Cylinder failed causing the clutch to not fully disengage burning out the clutch at only 783 miles on the vehicle. Ford headquarters claims driver misuse, dealership disagrees at such low mileage.
11/13/2025
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
1 Report5% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Repeated cross traffic alert and blind spot alert fault message.
8/17/2025
AIR BAGS
1 Report5% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
New vehicle sold to me by Paul Miller Ford Mazda, 975 East New Circle Rd., Lexington, KY 40505 with an open, uncured, undisclosed recall regarding vent flap on passenger airbag.
9/4/2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 Report5% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
I was driving the vehicle on high mountain pass roads in Colorado. Anytime I would approach approximately 11,400 feet of elevation. The vehicle would instantly lose all power with no warning lights of any kind. All gauges were in the normal operating range. Vehicle would barely move 2 mph. Created a very unsafe condition on narrow steep dirt roads in the mountains. As soon as I turned around and descended approximately 100 feet in elevation the power came back instantly and vehicle operated normally. This happened on three occasions. The roads we were on were narrow, off-road vehicle mountain roads, and it created an extremely dangerous situation. I contacted Ford and they have not heard of this issue and there are no recalls associated with it. I spoke to a Ford bronco ambassador, who was also on the trail system with a lot of other off-road vehicles, including Broncos and they had never heard of this happening . This vehicle is Six months old. Ford says there are no codes set on my computer and since they cannot duplicate this where I live in Phoenix because there are no roads high enough I donât know where to turn.
9/8/2025
SEAT BELTS
1 Report5% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
The display panel for the speedometer and gas would not work or display anything.
10/11/2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 Report5% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Driving in sub-freezing temperatures with snow/rain falling and slush on the road, the headlights iced over with thick slush and ice and reduced visibility to dangerous levels requiring me to pull off the road and chip off the ice putting myself in a dangerous situation being on the side of the road during a storm.
12/3/2025
STEERING
1 Report5% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Accident Statement â Instrument Panel Cluster Failure & Collision While driving my 2025 Ford Outerbanks, the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) screen suddenly went completely black without warning. At the time of the malfunction, I was attempting to merge into traffic on my left with my left turn signal activated. Simultaneously, an 18-wheeler in the lane beside me was merging to his right. The sudden loss of my IPC screen meant I could not see my speedometer, warning indicators, safety messages, or any visibility cues needed to safely judge traffic speed and spacing. This created an immediate hazardous situation and made it extremely difficult to manage both my own speed and the surrounding traffic patterns. As I recognized the danger, I attempted to brake and avoid a collision. During this moment, my steering wheel began to shake slightlyâpossibly due to the lane-keeping or lane-safety system responding. Despite my efforts to correct and avoid impact, the 18-wheeler collided with my vehicle. At the time of the crash, I had no visibility of any dashboard warnings, alerts, vehicle speed, or safety notifications due to the IPC failure. My insurance representative has inspected my vehicle and deemed it a total loss.
12/8/2025
Data and Methodology
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