2015 Ford Expedition

The 2015 Ford Expedition sits at a clear inflection point in the third-generation arc (2007–2017), where complaints had been declining steadily from a mid-2000s peak down to just 71 in 2014 — only to more than double to 164 in the target year and continue climbing to 353 by 2017. Recalls also return in 2015 (three) after two consecutive years of zero, and TSBs rise from 59 to 72, suggesting Ford was actively patching emerging issues. The top complaint concentrations — Power Train (17), Electrical System/Visibility (15), Back Over Prevention (14), and Electrical System (14) — are notably dispersed rather than dominated by a single systemic failure, and the data does not specify root causes for any of these areas. The presence of 8 crash complaints and 6 fire complaints is moderate but not trivial relative to the complaint volume. Within the broader generation, this places 2015 at the front end of a quality decline rather than in the quieter 2013–2014 window, meaning buyers are getting the first year of rising trouble rather than the last year of relative calm. **Takeaway:** 2015 is a borderline year — not a disaster, but the data argues a 2013 or 2014 Expedition is the smarter buy if you want the same generation with fewer documented federal complaints and zero recalls.