Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Ford Flex has 3 recalls, 49 complaints.
3
Recalls
49
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
20V072000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance ...
25V695000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion,...
25V732000
STRUCTURE:BODY
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Flex vehicles. The driver and front passenger B-Pillar door trim may detach while driving.
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Ford Flex SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | STRUCTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V... |
| Feb 15, 2026 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V73... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | STRUCTURE | The trim on the driver's door broke in half causing it to fly into the traffic behind me. |
| Oct 28, 2025 | STRUCTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds on ci... |
| Oct 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Audio throughout the entire vehicle are malfunctioning as well as the reverse camera malfunction. Th... |
| Oct 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Rear camera malfunctioned screen showed “camera not available” didn’t alert any noise or warnings an... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Media player unavailable alert comes on display. Touch panel tone doesn’t have sound, audio in car h... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | SUSPENSION | The Left driver side rear suspension toe link broke on expressway, resulting in loss of control had ... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | APIM or SYNC 3 malfunction. Navigation failure and not working properly alerts, clock in car not set... |
| Aug 29, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | APIM is failing due to current recall with reverse camera. The glitching has cause many safety issue... |
| Aug 5, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The backup camera on my Flex has stopped working. It displays a scrambled image or nothing at all an... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera dis... |
| Jun 7, 2025 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Keypad on driver’s side door became dislodged on the highway, flailed around, hitting the side of th... |
| May 25, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | While driving in a 35mph zone, a complete loss of braking was experienced while coming up to an inte... |
| May 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH in the rain, the win... |
| May 10, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear view camera displays upside down or distorted |
| May 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Back up camera is showing up distorted black on the screen with a magnifying glass. I can not see to... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My backup camera is experiencing the same issues as the rest of the recalled Ford vehicles. None of ... |
| Nov 7, 2024 | SUSPENSION | There is a recall 20s04. I was told my car is outside the building date. However, the toe bar snappe... |