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2025 Ford Bronco Sport

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 2025 Bronco Sport.

The 2025 Ford Bronco Sport enters the market with 26 documented owner complaints and 7 recalls on record, with air bags representing the most frequently cited concern. Positioned within the model’s six-year complaint history spanning 2021 to 2026—a period that saw volumes peak at 664 grievances during the debut 2021 model year and taper to just 2 for the 2026 iteration—the 2025 edition reflects a continued maturation of the line as complaint volumes trend downward from the initial launch highs. This trajectory places the 2025 model year between the 2021 peak and 2026 low, positioning it as a transitional phase in the vehicle’s reliability record that benefits from declining grievance volumes while still carrying the air bag system as its primary reported weakness.

Model year2025202420232021

Full specifications

Engine, drivetrain, dimensions and economy.

Dimensions & weight NHTSA vPIC

Overall length172.8 in
Overall width74.4 in
Overall height71.3 in
Wheelbase105.1 in
Curb weight3457 lb
Track (front / rear)63.4 / 63 in
Weight distribution (front / rear)57/43

Performance & power Independent road tests

0–60 mph, quarter-mile, horsepower and torque from independent road tests.

Independent road tests for the Bronco Sport of this era, listed by trim and engine — this page spans more than one engine, so no single horsepower figure is shown.

5.9–9.2 sec0–60 mph (tested)quickest 5.90 sec — 2021 Badlands
YearTrim / engine0–60¼ mileHPDrivetrain
2023Limited Heritage 2.0L Turbo I-47.30 sec15.80 sec250 hpAWD
2021Badlands 2.0L Turbo I-45.90 sec14.50 sec245 hpAWD
2021Badlands 2.0L Turbo I-46.50 sec15.30 sec245 hpAWD
2021Outer Banks 1.5L Turbo I-38.20 sec16.30 sec181 hpAWD
2021Outer Banks 1.5L Turbo I-38.50 sec16.40 sec181 hpAWD
2021Outer Banks 1.5L Turbo I-38.60 sec16.40 sec181 hpAWD
2021Outer Banks 1.5L Turbo I-39.20 sec16.80 sec181 hpAWD

Factory maintenance schedule OEM · verified

Normal service, condensed from the factory interval matrix.

Under the factory schedule, replace the spark plugs every 100,000 mi; coolant at 200,000 mi. The big-interval services (at 200,000 mi for coolant, and the transmission fluid) are the ones owners most often skip — on a lower-mileage example, assume the original fluids are still in it and check them first.

Every 10,000 miBrake Line (inspect) · Brake Linings (inspect) · Brake Rotor (inspect) · CV Joint Boot (inspect) · Cabin Air Filter (inspect) · Drive Axle Assembly (inspect)
Every 20,000 miAccessory Drive Belt (inspect) · Cabin Air Filter (replace)
Every 30,000 miEngine Air Filter Element (replace)
At 100,000 miAccessory Drive Belt (inspect)
Every 100,000 miSpark Plugs (replace)
At 150,000 miDrive Belt (replace) · Transmission Assembly (drain & refill)
At 200,000 miEngine Coolant System (drain, flush & refill)

Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

The 2025 Ford Bronco Sport occupies a maturing position in the generation's reliability arc, arriving after a dramatic and consistent decline in federal complaints from 664 in 2021 to just 89 in 2024, with recalls similarly falling from 16 to 8 over that same span. The generation's trajectory points toward stabilization: TSBs have steadily decreased (183 in 2021 down to 81 in 2024), and the subsequent 2026 model year shows only 2 complaints and 4 recalls, suggesting that by 2025 the platform's early teething issues — concentrated in the launch years — have largely been engineered out. For the 2025 model year specifically, the available federal data indicates a low complaint volume led by Air Bags (4 complaints), with Power Train/Engine, Service Brakes, and Seat Belts each tied at 2 complaints, alongside 4 crash-related complaints and zero fire complaints; the data does not specify root causes for any of these categories. Notably, the 2025 model year is absent from the year-by-year federal record entirely, which combined with the low per-category complaint counts, likely reflects limited data accumulation rather than a spike in problems. **Takeaway:** Based on the clear downward trend in complaints and recalls bracketing this model year, the 2025 Bronco Sport appears to be a solid used buy — it benefits from four years of manufacturer corrections without yet showing any new systemic issues.

7
Open recalls
NHTSA campaigns
62
Service bulletins
Manufacturer communications
0
ODI investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
26
Owner complaints
4 involved a crash · 0 a fire
NHTSA crash-test rating federal NCAP · out of 5 stars
Overall★★★★★
Frontal★★★★★
Side★★★★★
Rollover★★★★
Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, by component

All 26 complaints on record, top 8 components.

Air Bags4
Power Train,Engine2
Service Brakes2
Seat Belts2
Steering2
Power Train1
Unknown Or Other1
Suspension,Engine1

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

No recall campaigns on record with NHTSA for this vehicle as of the last data refresh.

Technical service bulletins NHTSA · verified

Showing 5 of 62 bulletins on record with NHTSA.

BulletinDateComponentSummary
SYNC-25.2.3.11.1 BroncoSp2026-06-29Electrical SystemQuality improvements include: -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage
TSB 26-22972026-06-24Electrical SystemSome of the vehicles listed in the model statement above equipped with SYNC4 may…
SSM 549392026-06-16Power TrainSome 2020-2026 Corsair/Escape, 2021-2026 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles…
SSM 549422026-06-16Electrical SystemSome 2025-2026 Maverick/Bronco Sport and 2026 Transit vehicles equipped with an 8-inch…
SSM 549182026-06-11SteeringSome of the following vehicles: 2025-2026 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before…

Common OBD-II trouble codes

The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.

P0420
Catalyst system efficiency below threshold — Bank 1
P0300
Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171
System too lean — Bank 1
P0455
Evaporative emission system leak detected — large leak
P0128
Coolant thermostat below regulating temperature
P0442
Evaporative emission system leak detected — small leak

VIN tools

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VIN
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Build data
Plant, GVWR class, engine and body data for any 17-character VIN.
Recalls
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Reference guides

Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.

Frequently asked

Does the 2025 Bronco Sport have open recalls?

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.