Ford Expedition vs Nissan Armada: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford Expedition has 69 recalls and 6,774 owner complaints; the Nissan Armada has 19 recalls and 1,857 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford ExpeditionNissan Armada
Recalls6919
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls20
Owner complaints6,7741,857
Crashes reported40470
Fires reported48529
Injuries reported54868
Most reported problemEngineService Brakes

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford ExpeditionNissan Armada
2005 Ford Expedition: 315 complaints2005 Nissan Armada: 373 complaints20052006 Ford Expedition: 299 complaints2006 Nissan Armada: 266 complaints2007 Ford Expedition: 215 complaints2007 Nissan Armada: 86 complaints20072008 Ford Expedition: 146 complaints2008 Nissan Armada: 161 complaints2009 Ford Expedition: 28 complaints2009 Nissan Armada: 23 complaints20092010 Ford Expedition: 58 complaints2010 Nissan Armada: 48 complaints2011 Ford Expedition: 71 complaints2011 Nissan Armada: 40 complaints20112012 Ford Expedition: 119 complaints2012 Nissan Armada: 17 complaints2013 Ford Expedition: 92 complaints2013 Nissan Armada: 17 complaints20132014 Ford Expedition: 72 complaints2014 Nissan Armada: 13 complaints2015 Ford Expedition: 164 complaints2015 Nissan Armada: 21 complaints20152016 Ford Expedition: 217 complaints2016 Nissan Armada: 1 complaints2017 Ford Expedition: 359 complaints2017 Nissan Armada: 81 complaints20172018 Ford Expedition: 384 complaints2018 Nissan Armada: 76 complaints2019 Ford Expedition: 531 complaints2019 Nissan Armada: 80 complaints20192020 Ford Expedition: 430 complaints2020 Nissan Armada: 27 complaints2021 Ford Expedition: 243 complaints2021 Nissan Armada: 13 complaints20212022 Ford Expedition: 117 complaints2022 Nissan Armada: 10 complaints2023 Ford Expedition: 65 complaints2023 Nissan Armada: 5 complaints20232024 Ford Expedition: 80 complaints2024 Nissan Armada: 4 complaints2025 Ford Expedition: 38 complaints2025 Nissan Armada: 22 complaints20252026 Ford Expedition: 11 complaints2026 Nissan Armada: 9 complaints2027

Every model year

YearExpedition recallsExpedition complaintsArmada recallsArmada complaints
202720——
202621129
2025638222
202478014
202386515
202212117110
202112243213
202018430227
201911531180
201814384176
20174359081
2016321701
20153164321
2014072113
2013092217
20123119117
2011071140
2010058448
2009128323
200831466161
20072215286
200622993266
200503153373

Ford Expedition: top problems

Engine1,501
Power Train1,372
Electrical System1,060
Vehicle Speed Control620
Service Brakes516
Unknown or other461

Nissan Armada: top problems

Service Brakes918
Electrical System279
Fuel System181
Engine178
Air Bags146
Unknown or other130
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford Expedition or the Nissan Armada?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 6,774 complaints about the Ford Expedition and 1,857 about the Nissan Armada with NHTSA, so the Nissan Armada has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford Expedition or the Nissan Armada?

NHTSA lists 69 recall campaigns for the Ford Expedition and 19 for the Nissan Armada since model year 2000.