NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Ford Edge Recalls
The 2012 Ford Edge has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 1,134
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Ford Edge, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 Ford Edge
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 14V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,250
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Edge, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 14V002000
- Reported
- January 6, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,933
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Edge
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 12V438000
- Reported
- September 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,499
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Ford Edge
2012 Ford Edge complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,134 owner complaints about the 2012 Ford Edge, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the electrical system (41%), followed by the service brakes (22%) and the structure (15%).
None of the 2012 Ford Edge's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (874 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System462
- Service Brakes247
- Unknown Or Other177
- Structure168
- Exterior Lighting84
- Engine60
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 29 | |
| 2014 | 140 | |
| 2015 | 217 | |
| 2016 | 277 | |
| 2017 | 114 | |
| 2018 | 78 | |
| 2019 | 75 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2012 Ford Edge peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 277. 35% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Ford Edge drew 4.3× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Ford Edge years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,134 complaints about the 2012 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2012 Ford Edge crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2012 Ford Edge: SUV AWD and SUV FWD.
For the 2012 Ford Edge, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard, forward collision warning as an option and no lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Edge with the 2019 model year, 7 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2012 Ford Edge rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 14% (4 stars); the SUV FWD is higher, 15.9%. That is tied for the lowest of the 18 Edge years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (14%–15.5%). Of 41 other 2012 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 1 (2%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 17.4%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 6703, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2012 Ford Edge: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Ford Edge by model year
Other 2012 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted