2020 Ford RANGER - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2020 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 2WD has not been rated for overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it is equipped with standard electronic stability control and forward collision warning, with the option for lane departure warning. The rollover rating for this vehicle is 3 out of 5, indicating a moderate risk of rollover.

Despite the lack of specific safety ratings, it is essential to note that this model has received 54 complaints and has been subject to 5 recalls. These numbers suggest that there may be some concerns regarding the safety and reliability of the 2020 Ford Ranger. If considering this vehicle, it would be wise to thoroughly review the specific nature of the complaints and recalls to make an informed decision regarding its safety.

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Complaint Count

54

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2020 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 2WD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2020 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 2WD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Standard
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

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2020 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 2WD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2020 Ford Ranger Super Cab PU/EC 2WD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2020 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2020 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2020 Score
Rollover Rating 2 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2020 Ford RANGER

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"transmission has difficulty moving through gears- powertrain failure noted via alert system x2 when vehicle stopped abruptly while driving. "powertrain malfunction/reduced power". fortunately no one injured. 60k miles on the vehicle and ford reporting need a 6k new transmission."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-11-12
Complaint:
"problem shifting,jerky motion or no response at all with the transmission had to pull over almost was rear ended because of no response."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-05-12
Complaint:
"the 10 speed automatic transmission has a problem. yes the problem was verified by the dealer. yes the dealer has had the car 3 separate times and worked on the issue. the transmission when starting out from a stop will fall on its face with no power to move from the stop. 2-4 seconds and then it takes off. when pulling out into traffic this condition is very unsafe and could cause an accident. now it is starting to do it as traveling at speed and light acceleration it will hesitate before it goes. this is an intermittent problem not doing it all the time ."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-05-12
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2020 ford ranger. the contact stated that the vehicle had experienced various transmission failures which included the transmission slamming into gear while shifting from park to drive. also, while driving at various highway speeds, the message "power train malfunction, reduce speed" was displayed. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not yet repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 85,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-07
Complaint:
"transmission jerking, lunging forward, hesitating, loss of power. has been verified by ford of sioux city ia. ford states they do not make parts for the transmission. they can only replace the entire transmission at a cost of over $7000.00. this truck has 28,000 miles on it. this all started after an automatic software update was done on the truck. this is dangerous as it could easily cause an accident including upto death."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-02-11
Complaint:
"after 40k miles the vehicle's transmission began to fail to engage, become hesitant/delayed in shifting and acceleration, and hard downshifting. at one intersection the vehicle's engine had to be turned off and restarted for the transmission to begin engaging again. the dealership's diagnostics detected that the transmission valve body controller and cvf drum needed replaced. took months for the parts to come in just because so many vehicle of the same type needed the same work."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-05
Complaint:
"the 10-speed automatic transmission experiences rough shifting, particularly when the vehicle has been sitting for a period (e.g., overnight), including when shifting from park and into gear as well as shifting into gears 2 and 4. there have been no warning messages or indicators. ford has attempted to diagnose this issue on at least one occasion - and is scheduled to examine the vehicle again - but, to date, has failed to acknowledge, duplicate or resolve the issue. this has been ongoing for more than a year. based on simple internet search, this appears to be a known issue with ford 10-speed automatic transmission vehicles."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-04-02
Complaint:
"since purchase i have been experiencing problems due due a poorly built transmission. the 10r80 transmission has been the opposite of what i expected when purchasing a new vehicle. i have experienced extremely harsh up-shifting and downshifting, as well as slipping gears while in motion which causes a loss of power while the vehicle is in motion. the most concerning of these is when the gear seems to slip while driving and when the accelerator is depressed the engine will only rev for a few seconds and then harshly clunk into a gear which will cause a jolt in the forward motion which has cause me to lock up my brakes in order to avoid hitting another vehicle. in addition to these i have also experienced harsh clunking and jolting forward or backwards when selecting gears. all of these are of great concern to me of course. i have tried contacting numerous ford dealerships and shops to try and fix this problem and i continue to get the run around. i have since looked up recalls and i have found recalls for 2020 rangers made in the michigan plant from february 28 to march18 of 2020 have been issued a recall but somehow my ranger doesn't even though the vin states it was made in march of 2020. all of the servicing has been done according to ford's specifications."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-09-11
Complaint:
"the transmission has several issues, hard shifting, shuddering and shaking but the one issue i know is a safety issue is the lunging. when moving the shifter from park to drive, my truck has lunges, 3 different times now. if my foot wasn’t securely and pressing firmly on the brake i could of been propelled into other objects. i have not visited a dealer for any of the transmission problems. i am just starting to research the issues and i see many transmission complaints. plus it will cost me time and money to take it to a dealer. and i don’t feel confident anything will be done. no warning lights have came on."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-01-10
Complaint:
"when you make the changes or you're stopping, you hit the transmission. talk to other owners. they have the same problem, and the dealer says that everything is fine"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-05-02

Recalls for the 2020 Ford RANGER

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 ranger super cab vehicles equipped with rear seats containing fixed head restraints. the fixed head restraints may interfere with proper installation of certain types of child seats. additionally, the child seat may not attach properly to the lower-rear anchors. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 225, "child restraint anchorage system.""
Consequence:
An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy:

Dealers will inspect the rear-lower child restraint anchorages for correct alignment and adjust as necessary. Separately, dealers will replace the non-removable head restraints with removable head restraints, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 5, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C24.

Component(s) Involved: SEATS > MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
Date of incident: 2021-09-30

FORD Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

FORD ranks 1 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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