NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Ford Edge Recalls
The 2016 Ford Edge has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 926
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Ford Edge, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2016 Ford Edge
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V572000
- Reported
- September 3, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,456,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Edge, 12 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 25V544000
- Reported
- August 22, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 499,129
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Edge, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 22V413000
- Reported
- June 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,925,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Edge, 4 other models
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 20V469000
- Reported
- August 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 488,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Edge, 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V632000
- Reported
- August 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Edge, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V123000
- Reported
- February 27, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,531
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Edge, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V733000
- Reported
- October 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Edge
2016 Ford Edge complaints by year
NHTSA has received 926 owner complaints about the 2016 Ford Edge, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the steering (11%) and the service brakes (11%).
1 of the 2016 Ford Edge's 7 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2016 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (489 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine334
- Steering102
- Service Brakes99
- Engine And Engine Cooling89
- Power Train88
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic76
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 62 | |
| 2020 | 67 | |
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 115 | |
| 2026 | 121 |
Complaints about the 2016 Ford Edge peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 124. 21% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Ford Edge drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 5th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 926 complaints about the 2016 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Edge by model year
Other 2016 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted