2025 Ford Maverick Owner Complaints
Complaint Summary
The 2025 Ford Maverick has 17 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve electrical system and forward collision avoidance: warnings.
Powertrain: Hybrid (HEV).
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 17 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 17.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3 17.6%
ENGINE
2 11.8%
AIR BAGS
2 11.8%
POWER TRAIN
2 11.8%
Quick Insights
The top category is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for 17.6% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 10 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 Maverick
The 2025 Ford Maverick has 17 owner complaints in this dataset. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM is the most common complaint category, representing about 18% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2025 Ford Maverick are ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3), FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS (3), ENGINE (2).
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 Maverick?
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 10 of 10 systems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 Reports18% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Purchased vehicle new and after 3 days the power steering became inoperable as well as traction control , hillstart assist and showed that the fowrad camers was in default .
2/10/2025
The contact owned a 2025 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in her residence's driveway at night, the vehicle had caught fire. The contact stated that she saw that flames had started showing under the vehicle near the front passenger side. The contact stated that the flames spread to the rear of the vehicle, and she heard and felt two loud explosions. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and had also started a fire in another vehicle parked near it, as well as started a fire on the side of the contact's residence. The contact had called the local fire department which extinguished the fire with water. The vehicle was a total loss and was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Safety Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 3,400.
7/7/2025
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3 Reports18% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Purchased vehicle new and after 3 days the power steering became inoperable as well as traction control , hillstart assist and showed that the fowrad camers was in default .
2/10/2025
Precollision assist became unavailable twice while driving during my first few days of driving.
11/13/2025
ENGINE
2 Reports12% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
The contact owned a 2025 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in her residence's driveway at night, the vehicle had caught fire. The contact stated that she saw that flames had started showing under the vehicle near the front passenger side. The contact stated that the flames spread to the rear of the vehicle, and she heard and felt two loud explosions. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and had also started a fire in another vehicle parked near it, as well as started a fire on the side of the contact's residence. The contact had called the local fire department which extinguished the fire with water. The vehicle was a total loss and was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Safety Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 3,400.
7/7/2025
I had my car running while I ran into the store, when I got back in the car I had a âShift System Faultâ error and I could not move my car. I had to have Ford Tow the truck back to its dealership. It is currently at the Ford dealership getting repaired
11/28/2025
AIR BAGS
2 Reports12% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Recall data refreshed on Aug 09,2025 0 Unrepaired Recalls associated with this VIN for 2025 Maverick Please update the following reported RECALL to investor notifications forwarded for NHTSA: 2025 Maverick Safety Recalls* Securing the passenger airbag disable indicator padi lamp to the instrument bezel Recall incomplete Block heater element replacement Recall incomplete Please BROADCAST for NHTSA as amber alert for HIGHWAY AND SAFETY control
8/9/2025
Front driver airbag did not deploy. Vehicle has been totaled and may not be available for inspection. Driver seatbelt tightened requiring an X-ray due to chest pains. Ford has ignored complaint. Unsure if police or insurance inspected though both questioned the airbag not deploying.
12/13/2025
POWER TRAIN
2 Reports12% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
2025 2.0l Maverick 8f-35 auto trans. on cold start after sitting overnight transmission hesitates to engage and/or shifts harshly on 1st drive of the day so far. Most noticeable on 1-2 upshift. Feels like engine rpm flares or transmission skips before changing gear. Conditions repeat almost daily on first drive from cold start. I am concerned about long-term transmission damage and safety when pulling into traffic. I'm aware this and other issues have been acknowledged by Ford in prior TSBs-the same 8f-35 transmission has rough shifting in 2022-2024 documented by programs like 22B38 and 25-2127. Dealer stated after visit that no problem found and had "never heard of a Maverick doing this". there is under 700 miles on the vehicle.
9/15/2025
I had my car running while I ran into the store, when I got back in the car I had a âShift System Faultâ error and I could not move my car. I had to have Ford Tow the truck back to its dealership. It is currently at the Ford dealership getting repaired
11/28/2025
STEERING
1 Report6% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Purchased vehicle new and after 3 days the power steering became inoperable as well as traction control , hillstart assist and showed that the fowrad camers was in default .
2/10/2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION
1 Report6% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
The contact called for a friend who owns a 2025 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the back over prevention camera did not function as intended. The contact stated that the control system features were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to several dealers where it was diagnosed with a software failure. The contact was informed that there was no remedy available to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to three dealers for diagnostic testing and then submit the information. The failure mileage was approximately 349.
5/28/2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 Report6% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Recall data refreshed on Aug 09,2025 0 Unrepaired Recalls associated with this VIN for 2025 Maverick Please update the following reported RECALL to investor notifications forwarded for NHTSA: 2025 Maverick Safety Recalls* Securing the passenger airbag disable indicator padi lamp to the instrument bezel Recall incomplete Block heater element replacement Recall incomplete Please BROADCAST for NHTSA as amber alert for HIGHWAY AND SAFETY control
8/9/2025
SERVICE BRAKES
1 Report6% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
In the first week with only 107 miles, the brakes failed 3 times at very low speeds. Once while backing out and no brakes at all. 2 days later while turning a corner in a parking light they totally failed and I just missed hitting a car. And the 3rd time when I was trying driving out of the Ford dealership they failed and I hit the dealership truck and damaged both vehicles. They didnât believe me until I took it to the garage and parked it. Then they started it up it had no brakes.
9/29/2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
1 Report6% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
The contact owns a 2025 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake light located near the rear window was inoperable and the brake light had melted. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,629
12/4/2025
Data and Methodology
Scores are derived from NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, normalized by vehicle segment averages.
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- Complaint entries
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- NHTSA ODI owner complaint records
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