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2023 Ford Bronco Sport

For every car sold, owners filed fewer complaints about the 2023 Bronco Sport than about the typical Bronco Sport year. Among the 3 Bronco Sport years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about this one, the 2023 (0.81 per 1,000 sold) and the most about the 2021 (1.84).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.81 per 1,000

better than this nameplate’s own median

Counted from 92 complaints filed in the first three years, of 161 ever. 95% lower bound 0.64. Not counted: 8 complaints that reported only that a recall repair was unavailable, not a failure.

Every Bronco Sport model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years
This yearOther yearsTypical year, 1.42

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model yearPer 1,000Complaints
20211.84199
20221.42147
20230.8192

Issues owners of the 2023 Bronco Sport report

No phrase appears often enough in these complaints to describe them reliably.

When it breaks

60% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 25,000 miles, from 45 complaints that recorded one).

Failures cluster early, which is the signature of how the car was built rather than of wear. A low-mileage example has not yet passed the risk window.

What NHTSA did

3 investigations covering this model year, 3 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 47 complaints about this component over roughly 17 months before an investigation opened.

Loss of Motive Power

Questions buyers ask about the 2023 Ford Bronco Sport

Is 2023 a good year or a bad year for the Bronco Sport?

For every car sold, owners filed fewer complaints about the 2023 Bronco Sport than about the typical Bronco Sport year. Among the 3 Bronco Sport years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about this one, the 2023 (0.81 per 1,000 sold) and the most about the 2021 (1.84). The typical year is the median across its model years.

What problems does the 2023 Bronco Sport have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Electrical System (38), Engine (38), Fuel System (32).

Is the 2023 Bronco Sport reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Bronco Sport years: for every car sold, owners filed fewer complaints about the 2023 Bronco Sport than about the typical Bronco Sport year.

Which Bronco Sport year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2023, at 0.81 per 1,000 sold. Every Bronco Sport year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Bronco Sport.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is taken year by year from published US sales figures, each one quoted from a named source.