To say that Ford had a catastrophic year in terms of recalls is an understatement. The company set the record for shame in this area with 153 campaigns. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE! It was Ford itself that set the mark last year with 89 recalls. One hundred fifty-three recalls are more than the total of the following nine manufacturers appearing on this unenviable list.
Ford issued 153 recalls in 2025, surpassing its own record
In 2024, the company conducted 89 recalls
Nearly 13 million models were affected by these procedures
What happened?
A Staggering Total
In all, Ford recalled 12,926,436 models in 2025. The following nine brands recalled 12,902,842 vehicles. For statistics enthusiasts, we’re talking about 35,414 Ford models per day, 1,476 per hour, 24.59 per minute.
Numbers the company will want to forget quickly.
Stellantis came in second place with 53 campaigns. General Motors followed with 27. As you can see for yourself, the difference is staggering.
As for the total number of vehicles recalled, Toyota ranks second with 3,223,256 vehicles recalled across only 15 campaigns. Given a company with so many models, this isn’t surprising. When a component problem occurs, it can affect many vehicles.
It’s nonetheless unpleasant for all affected owners.
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What’s Wrong ?
Ford is dealing with quality issues. It’s known, documented, and even acknowledged by the brand. Indeed, as recently as February 2023, Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, candidly admitted this and promised more rigor. He even mentioned that they would focus on repairing models at the factory before sending them to dealers, rather than shipping them quickly and recalling them later. A strange statement, we must admit, but one that spoke volumes about assembly problems.
It was a positive development that Ford acknowledged a deep problem like this. Yet two years later, the company finds itself with a year in which it conducted 153 recalls.
In its defense, the company had promised more transparency. We can’t fault them for that. Also, some recalls involved software issues that could be fixed remotely. Sure, but that’s also true of other manufacturers.
In short, 2026 is barely a day old, and we’re already wondering how long it will take before we report Ford’s first recall this year.
This isn’t normal. It must change, and Ford is fully aware of this.
We’ll be discussing this again.
