2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (5) · Service Brakes (3) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Ford Maverick Hybrid model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (9)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-22 · SSM 55100 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for various ford and lincoln vehicles, if diagnostics lead to the replacement of the front seat cushion cover j-clips, lower-level service parts are now available. use service part w709919-s901 if the j-clip is completely detached from the seat cover and w715386-s424 if the clip is still partially a
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-18 · 25M03 · Other
customer satisfaction program 25m03 certain 2020-2025 model year escape, 2021-2025 model year corsair and 2022- 2025 model year maverick vehicles equipped with a 2.5l hybrid or plug-in hybrid engine - exhaust gas recirculation (egr) differential pressure sensor replacement, if required after dealer
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-06 · SSM 54808 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the instrument panel cluster (ipc) in 2023-2026 escape and 2025-2026 maverick hybrid vehicles has a power gauge section on the left side of the display. this power gauge section has a white or gray engine icon that is specifically used to indicate when the vehicle is operating in a specific hybrid m
Engine 2026-03-06 · SSM 54631 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2020-2026 escape and 2022-2026 maverick 2.5l duratec hybrid vehicles may require various repairs on the exhaust system. this may require removal of the exhaust heat exchanger. wsm, section 309-00 exhaust system > 2.5l duratec hybrid > removal and installation > exhaust heat exchanger has been r
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-02 · SSM 54621 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022-2025 maverick hybrid vehicles may exhibit a no crank/no start condition due to a 12v battery drain after performing the air conditioning control module (accm) software update
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-26 · SSM 54519 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022-2025 maverick hybrid vehicles may exhibit a no crank/no start condition due to a 12v battery drain after performing the air conditioning control module (accm) software update. engineering is aware of this symptom and is currently developing a repair which is expected to be available in lat
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What owners report
2026-10-12 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“vehicle accelerated on its own while parking with engine on. truck jumped a raised curb causing damage to bumper, and pre collision assist and pedestrian light displays. took to dealer who just wanted to address the bumper issue and not concerned with acceleration on its own. repair shop over $8000 dollars in damage to equipment behind bumper …”
2026-10-08 · Electrical System“if the vehicle sits for more than 36 hours, it enters a deep sleep mode and develops an unresolved battery drain issue, rendering it inoperable. this vehicle has been in the shop four times with three battery replacements having less than $30,000 mi if a person or to drive this out of town or park at a rest stop, it could lead them stranded. i also…”
2026-08-13 · Electrical System“*** vehicle fire risk *** drivers dash tweeter started smoking and the dash became hot to the touch near the windshield. smelled something electrical burning. smoke stain on lwr lh windshield corner. removed key. exited vehicle and heard static from drivers door speaker. entered car, re-started vehicle and static from the one-speaker-only did …”
2026-08-10 · Service Brakes“i bought the vehicle new and after 15,000 miles my electric brake booster is making a noise when i depress the brake pedal. i am concerned the internal mechanism will fail and i will lose the brake booster. the dealer is dismissing it as a normal noise. i have a few friends that have had the same issue and their dealers replaced the electric brake …”
2026-07-20 · Structure:body“structural metal had improper coating that allows for rust. as this rust continues it will weaken the structural components of the truck …”
2026-06-30 · Service Brakes“while using the auto hold feature and stopped at a light, the truck went forward on its own - then made a loud clunk noise. turned auto hold off and brought truck to ford service dept. they could not find the problem.…”
2026-06-08 · Suspension · 💥 crash“the contact called on behalf of her son who owned a 2025 ford maverick. the contact stated while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver and her son loss control of the vehicle causing the front passenger side corner of the vehicle to crash into another vehicle; no further information was available. it …”
2026-06-08 · Suspension“the car has extreme vibration almost like speed wobbles when accelerating. difficult to steer particularly if accelerating to change lanes. appears the cv axles / have gone bad. shocked there is not an active recall for the 2023 model year given the amount of reports of similar issue i have found online. …”
2026-05-22 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire“i have been having issues with the vehicles audio speakers for a few months now, having random momentary bursts of full volume static noise, as well as sometimes consistent static noise that doesn’t stop for up to 30 mins even after the vehicle is turned off. on 5/21/26 this happened once again, turning vehicle off didn’t work. the static sound sta…”
2026-05-14 · Service Brakes“pressed brake pedal and vehicle did not stop. then vehicle came to an abrupt stop after brakes floored for several seconds. felt like the brakes locked up. display flashed e-brake. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.