2016 Ford Edge: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
53%
457 of 901 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
53% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2016 Ford Edge are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 68% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER06/22/20221 INJURED
On June 30, 2021 I and my husband just arrived home. My husband had been hospitalized 10 days and was still very weak. I was bringing him home and once I was in the driveway I put the car in park and got out and went to him on the passenger side to help him out. I took him inside and got him settled. When I returned ou…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE05/20/20191 INJURED
INTERNAL LEAK FROM OIL VALVE/SWITCH ALLOWED FUMES TO LEAK INTO THE CAR FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND EXPOSED THE DRIVER TO TOXINS; BLOOD WORK REVEALED HIGH LEVELS OF MTBS; SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXTREME EXHAUSTION, VISION AND COGNITIVE PROBLEMS, BALANCE ISSUES ITCHY SKIN, AND MORE. FIRST, THE FUMES SHOULD NEVER LEAK INTO THE C…
ENGINE09/10/2026
There was coolant leaking into the cylinders creating a white smoke from the tail pipe exhaust. our safety was put at risk as the car was stalling out and would shake when started. We took it to a ford dealership and had it check out with them performing a scope test on the cylinders and they said we needed a long bloc…
Three of 457 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 (7)
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 Ford Edge, and 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles originally sold, or currently reg…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured February 9, 2015, to August 12, 2016. During dealer servicing, the af…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental
vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's …
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2016 Ford Edge
Ask the seller whether the engine has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown stalling, loss of power, rough idle, oil consumption or a check-engine light.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many engine faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the engine.
7 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A engine already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
