The 2023 Ford Maverick has 21 recalls in this group. Engine and block heater fire risks, front suspension detachment, tire handling loss, battery faults, and unintended neutral shifts stand out alongside lighting, wiper, cluster, and camera issues. The suspension campaign carries a stop-driving instruction that requires VIN-specific attention. Of 265 NHTSA owner complaints, which are unverified reports, 94 concern power train, 78 electrical system, and 71 engine. Those areas make detailed repair history useful alongside recall completion records.
Before you buy
Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
Confirm suspension stop-driving recall status before driving.
Verify fire-risk, tire, battery, and neutral-shift recall completion.
Check wipers, lights, cluster, camera, and trailer brake repair records.
Open recalls are repaired free at any Ford dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.
266 complaints filed for this model year, including 9 mentioning a crash, 1 a fire and 5 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.
Problem area
Complaints
Recall in this area?
Power Train
95
Yes
Electrical System
78
Yes
Engine
71
Yes
Brakes
30
None found
Speed Control
28
None found
Driver Assistance
24
None found
When the complaints were filed
342023
1512024
552025
262026
Complaints by the year they reached NHTSA. The current year is incomplete, and counts usually fall as fewer of these cars stay on the road.