Ford F-150

The 2026 F-150 in brief

The 2026 Ford F-150 is a standard pickup truck offered with 4 engines (3.5L 6-cyl turbo, 2.7L 6-cyl turbo, 5.0L 8-cyl and 5.2L 8-cyl), including a hybrid version and rear-wheel drive and part-time 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 241 inches long and 80 inches wide on a 157-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 5,584 lb (Hybrid P/U Supercrew 6.5-Ft Box 4X4).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 24 MPG combined (23 city / 25 highway), 17% better than the 2026 standard pickup truck average of 20.5 MPG, for an estimated $2,800 a year in fuel.

It has 8 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the service brakes.

The Ford F-150 has 22 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD.

Its most efficient year was 2023 at 25 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 15 to 25 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the power train (7,751), engine (3,485), electrical system (2,261).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2018 is the year to avoid.

2021 has the most recalls (29); all years together count 124 campaigns and 21,444 owner complaints.

How the 2005 F-150 compares

The 2005 Ford F-150 is a standard pickup truck offered with 3 engines (4.2L 6-cyl, 4.6L 8-cyl and 5.4L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 208 inches long and 79 inches wide on a 126-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,758 lb (P/U Reg Cab 78 In. Box).

About the Ford F-150

The Ford F-Series is a series of light-duty trucks marketed and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since model year 1948 as a range of full-size pickup trucks—positioned between Ford's Ranger and Super Duty pickup trucks. Alongside the F-150, the F-Series also includes the Super Duty series, which includes the heavier-duty F-250 through F-450 pickups, F-450/F-550 chassis cabs, and F-600/F-650/F-750 Class 6–8 commercial trucks.

From the Wikipedia article "Ford F-Series", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.