2021 Ford Bronco Sport

Typical pattern

6.3% of complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2021 vehicle — around the middle of the 159 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (212 complaints), typically at 3.9 yr or about 41,426 miles.

Complaints: 1,055
Median age at failure: 3.8 yr
Median mileage: 41,000 n=277
Crash / fire / tow: 13.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 10 1 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Electrical system

212 reports · 41,426 mi

3.9 yr

16%

Power train

185 reports · 55,000 mi

4.3 yr

9.7%

Engine

147 reports · 49,700 mi

3.8 yr

15%

Service brakes

99 reports · 7,982 mi

2.2 yr

6.1%

Other

96 reports · 28,296 mi

4.0 yr

6.2%

Fuel / propulsion

60 reports · 4,000 mi

4.4 yr

10%

Fuel system

59 reports · 67,830 mi

3.8 yr

13.6%

Service brakes, hydraulic

27 reports · 10,000 mi

1.3 yr

7.4%

Engine cooling

25 reports · 57,000 mi

3.9 yr

48%

Suspension

22 reports · 50,000 mi

4.4 yr

Collision avoidance

18 reports · 32,000 mi

2.7 yr

33.3%

Visibility

15 reports · 33,000 mi

3.7 yr

13.3%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V340000 2026-05-27 Do not drive

Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Bronco Sport and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles. The front lower control arm ball joints may have been incorrectly installed or incorrectly repaired at the vehicle assembly plant, allowing the control arm to disconnect from the front wheel knuckle.

A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V685000 2025-10-10

Equipment:electrical:engine block heater

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.

An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

25V467000 2025-07-11

Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines. A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.

25V442000 2025-06-27

Back over prevention:software

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-2024 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended.

A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash.

25V158000 2025-03-14

Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 24V-267. The body and power train control modules may fail to detect a change in the 12-volt battery state of charge.

An undetected low battery charge can result in a loss of electrical accessories such as hazard lights, or cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V165000 2025-03-14

Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Escape and 2021-2023 Bronco Sport vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall numbers 22V-859 or 24V-187. A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.

25V019000 2025-01-17

Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles. The 12-volt battery may experience degradation and suddenly fail.

Battery failure can result in a loss of electrical accessories, including the hazard lights, or cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V267000 2024-04-12

Electrical system:body control module/bcm

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles. The body and power train control modules may fail to detect a change in the 12-volt battery state of charge.

An undetected low battery charge can result in a loss of electrical accessories such as hazard lights, or cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V859000 2022-11-18

Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Escape and 2021-2023 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines. A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.

22V191000 2022-03-25

Engine and engine cooling:engine:oil/lubrication

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Escape and 2021-2022 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines. The engine oil separator housing may crack and develop an oil leak.

An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.

In owners’ own words

Fuel system mileage not reported 11 mo in service

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V625000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the dealer informed the contact that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Fuel system mileage not reported 2.2 yr in service

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Fuel system mileage not reported 2.2 yr in service

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Visibility mileage not reported 8 mo in service

Stress fracture in windshield while it was sitting in a parking lot all day. Cameras on premises verified nothing hit the car.

Other Bronco Sport model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.