It's been a rocky year for Ford on the recall front. As of the end of November, the Blue Oval has issued the most recalls of any other manufacturer: A whopping 138 of them at the time of publication. Those recalls span multiple model lines and encompass millions of vehicles all told.
The earliest of Ford's recall troubles began in mid-January, when the company issued four recalls ranging from loss of drive power to a misassembled steering gear. On May 27, Ford issued its most recalls in a single day: 13. For context, that's nearly as many recalls as Mercedes-Benz has issued all year.
According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford's electrical systems face the largest number of recalls, with more than a dozen other recalls related to "back over prevention"—or, the backup camera. A handful of recalls are related directly to the powertrain, a few for brakes, and the list goes on.
Second only to Ford is Chrysler, which has issued 47 recalls so far this year. General Motors has issued 26 recalls, Volkswagen Group has issued 21, and both Honda and BMW have issued 19.
As we know, though, recalls aren’t always a bad thing—especially if they help identify a larger manufacturing issue. But for Ford, racking up more than 100 recalls through August is causing a significant hit to the automaker’s reputation—and bottom line.
Ford CEO Jim Farley recognizes the issues surrounding these recalls, but that doesn’t mean the number of recalls is likely to stop. In a recent interview with CNBC, Farley said that the company has employed even more inspectors and engineers to identify quality issues in the field, and that recalls for older Ford models could "potentially go up."
Farley notes:
'The recalls that we had are vehicles engineered in 2015 and 2016, and a lot of software OTAs that are not that expensive. I wouldn't correlate for investors the number of recalls and costs. Actually, our base coverages make up 60 percent of our warranty costs, and those go down as we drive these quality improvements into our product.
But, you know, the products are out in the market, and, you know, I would expect recalls, potentially go up at Ford, because we want to protect the customers. We have more inspectors, more engineers looking at our quality issues in the field. These are vehicles that are six or seven years old, and we want to do what's right for the customer. It's the longest lagging metric—recalls—for quality improvements.
This will be the last one that turns. warranty coverages are already going down, and that's something that we're really proud of.'
Still, 138 recalls is a pretty significant number for one of America's largest automakers. With that in mind, here are all of them (as of December 3, 2025—this story is updated regularly with more recall information as it comes in).