Ford Ranked Below Average In 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study

[AzScorpion]

Sadly not the new we'd like to hear. Of course Farley said last year that things should begin to get better in 2023. Yet Ford slipped down from last years ratings. Even worse when Dodge, Chevy and Kia beat out Ford.

https://fordauthority.com/2023/06/ford-ranked-below-average-in-2023-u-s-initial-quality-study/

As Ford Authority previously reported, the person in charge of quality said that issues should begin to subside in 2023. Additionally, Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the first progress metric will be from initial quality. Unfortunately, that particular metric is still showing that the automaker has issues with vehicles that have already reached customers, as Ford Motor Company fared much worse in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study when compared to last year’s results.

The J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study surveyed 93,380 purchasers and lessees of 2023 model year vehicles early in their ownership period. The study, conducted from February through May 2023, revealed that owners are experiencing more problems with their vehicles than last year, with the publication reporting that the results are the worst in the study’s 37 year history. Overall, problems per 100 vehicles increased from 180 in 2022 to 192 for the most recent study. Owners reported more problems with vehicle controls and with infotainment.

Unfortunately, Ford branded vehicles contributed to its below average ranking, coming in at 201 problems per 100 vehicles, or a whopping 34 additional problems on average than 2022. By contrast, key rivals like Dodge (140), Chevy (166), and Kia (170), beat out Ford, while other rivals like Mazda (203), Volkswagen (249), and Chrysler (250) fared worse than The Blue Oval.

This latest study seems to match up with what other publications have been saying. Consumer Reports says the Ford Explorer and Ford F-150 should be avoided, which lines up with what the organization reported for its annual reliability survey, where the brand dropped four spots from 2022. Currently, Ford has two overall quality improvement targets for 2025. It expects its body-on-frame pickup and utility vehicles to have best-in-class quality by 2025 and all other vehicles to land in the top quartile by the same date.

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[Rhino]

Sadly not the new we'd like to hear. Of course Farley said last year that things should begin to get better in 2023. Yet Ford slipped down from last years ratings. Even worse when Dodge, Chevy and Kia beat out Ford.

https://fordauthority.com/2023/06/ford-ranked-below-average-in-2023-u-s-initial-quality-study/

tbh its a shame tbh.... but kia has been doing rather great for awhile now and the lineup they have is pretty damn good! if they still sold the stinger id love to have one but sadly nope.

 

[HippoTrucker]

I think it varies a lot by model. The new Explorer is a complete mess apparently.

 

[AzScorpion]

I think it varies a lot by model. The new Explorer is a complete mess apparently.

I'm sure you're right but this has been going on for a while now. There's been so many QC issues not just with Ford but every brand but Farley has known about this for over a year now. Instead of fixing the problem(s) they slipped even lower which tells me they're not doing what they say would. I've said it several times that ever since Farley took over it seems like the QC went down. He talks a good game but nothing ever seems to happen.

 

[HippoTrucker]

I'm sure you're right but this has been going on for a while now. There's been so many QC issues not just with Ford but every brand but Farley has known about this for over a year now. Instead of fixing the problem(s) they slipped even lower which tells me they're not doing what they say would. I've said it several times that ever since Farley took over it seems like the QC went down. He talks a good game but nothing ever seems to happen.

Yeah, don't get me wrong, Ford is definitely failing here. I love my 5g but I have a mystery bolt I found in my drivers footwell shortly after I bought it that I need to post a picture of so folks here can tell me where it came from. ?

 

[Wytchdctr]

My last two Koreans have so far out performed the Ford in reliability at this point. That said.. mileage will tell if stuff that matters wins our or not.

I was a bit off on some previous posts. I was at 156k when the ring gave up on my last 2.0 "Nu". I thought I had more but looked it up to check when i was alerted to a class action. Missed 150 dollars by 6k miles at failure/trade in (note at failure it could still drive it. It just ate oil like crazy, blew smoke when you got on it with reduced power, and would eventually misfire when oil got to the plug) ... I drove the hell out of it but that was a bit young for that. Half reccomemded cycle oil changes using Mobile 1 w/ q factory filter.

 

[AzScorpion]

Yeah, don't get me wrong, Ford is definitely failing here. I love my 5g but I have a mystery bolt I found in my drivers footwell shortly after I bought it that I need to post a picture of so folks here can tell me where it came from. ?

Let's just hope it's not for the steering wheel. ?

 

[Rhino]

Yeah, don't get me wrong, Ford is definitely failing here. I love my 5g but I have a mystery bolt I found in my drivers footwell shortly after I bought it that I need to post a picture of so folks here can tell me where it came from. ?

wait whaaat lmao now that is an odd one!

 

[Rhino]

tbh thou i think qc is down across the board with a lot of company's since 2016ish? most new cars are all having some odd issues that really shouldn't exist anymore

 

[TomC]

well, the good news is that Ford has an elite dealer network to support the blue oval through this time of.... oh, never mind.

 

[9zero1790]

well, the good news is that Ford has an elite dealer network to support the blue oval through this time of.... oh, never mind.

 

[9zero1790]

farley may as well be a politician, he so full of crap his eyes are turning brown.

 

[Eoj]

And they just got a $9.2 billion dollar federal loan. Maybe they can afford a years worth of warranty claims now

 

[myothercarizahearse]

if they still sold the stinger id love to have one

I was working with a guy who had an orange stinger. he loved that thing. he weighed almost 400lbs and squeezed in it AND it was still a beast

 

[Rhino]

I was working with a guy who had an orange stinger. he loved that thing. he weighed almost 400lbs and squeezed in it AND it was still a beast

ya i got to test drive one before i bought my si back in 2019 and fell in love with it! but sadly i didnt want to pay that much for a daily driver so i decided against it! i still kick my self for not buying it!


well that and the s2k that i almost bought for 8k years back ugh!

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