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2013 Ford Edge: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
17%
381 of 2,443 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2013 Ford Edge. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 17% of relevant complaints.

Better than 91% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
381
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
2,443
this model year
Fires reported
7
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
2
33 crashes · 40 injuries

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM853 · 35%
SERVICE BRAKES634 · 26%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER426 · 17%
STRUCTURE300 · 12%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING191 · 8%
ENGINE168 · 7%

The years either side

2010
32%
118 of 673
2011
21%
334 of 1,801
2012
12%
123 of 1,134
2013
17%
381 of 2,443
2014
30%
107 of 381
2015
43%
305 of 722
2016
53%
457 of 901
2017
75%
971 of 1,331
2018
80%
618 of 806
2019
82%
609 of 761
2020
72%
214 of 312
2021
45%
46 of 107
2022
45%
54 of 129
2023
too few complaints

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM08/22/2018FIRECRASH4 INJURED
8/11/2018 I CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC WITH NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DECELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES, BUT REARENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK FLIPPED OVER ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. I CONTINUED TRAVELING AND WENT ON THE EMBANKMENT. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I NOTICED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IN FLAMES. PASSERSBY GOT BOTH OF US OUT. …
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM03/03/20152 INJURED
TL*THE CONTACT OWS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS IN USE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHOM PERFORMED AN INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PENETRATING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE DEALER SEALED THE GR…
ENGINE09/02/20201 INJURED
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65MPH IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY NO WARNING , I AM VERY FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE FIRST ONE, MECHANIC HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A SERIOUS MATTER

Three of 381 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (2)

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through April 25, 2013, and equipped with 2.0L engi…
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 For…

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